Mazda5 MOT results

In 2025, 52.8% of Mazda 5 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 61.0% for cars of the same age. 13.9% had at least one dangerous defect (9.6% for cars the same age). The typical Mazda 5 tested was 15 years old with 104,800 miles. Based on 8,705 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Mazda 5 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 52.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 61.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.6%passed after repair
Failed: 39.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 13.9%same age 9.6%
Typical mileage: 104,800at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mazda 5All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2015	666	65.8%	71.8%
2014	570	65.3%	68.5%
2013	716	59.2%	65.6%
2012	738	57.2%	63.2%
2011	735	59.0%	61.0%
2010	1,231	48.6%	59.1%
2009	1,013	46.2%	58.1%
2008	1,368	50.0%	57.0%
2007	1,092	45.6%	57.2%
2006	433	43.4%	56.8%
2005	115	46.1%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Mazda 5All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	237	72.2%	79.1%	79,300
10-14 years	3,703	58.8%	65.7%	97,400
15-19 years	4,705	47.2%	57.6%	111,000
20-29 years	57	50.9%	59.6%	113,200
30-39 years	3	100.0%	71.3%	78,700

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mazda 5 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	355	4.1%	1.3×	60.8%
BS Bristol	South West	248	2.8%	1.7×	44.0%
SE London SE	London	222	2.6%	3.3×	56.8%
E London E	London	202	2.3%	2.9×	58.4%
PO Portsmouth	South East	199	2.3%	1.6×	36.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	177	2.0%	1.9×	46.9%
BN Brighton	South East	169	1.9%	1.6×	52.7%
RG Reading	South East	163	1.9%	1.2×	49.1%
SO Southampton	South East	159	1.8%	1.5×	48.4%
CR Croydon	London	157	1.8%	2.7×	66.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	151	1.7%	0.9×	51.7%
RH Redhill	South East	149	1.7%	1.7×	55.7%
TN Tonbridge	South East	143	1.6%	1.2×	49.0%
M Manchester	North West	137	1.6%	1.0×	51.8%
RM Romford	London	134	1.5%	1.9×	70.9%
OX Oxford	South East	133	1.5%	1.4×	43.6%
N London N	London	125	1.4%	2.1×	49.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	124	1.4%	0.8×	55.6%
GU Guildford	South East	121	1.4%	1.0×	49.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	119	1.4%	0.7×	46.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	118	1.4%	1.1×	50.0%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	117	1.3%	0.6×	57.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	115	1.3%	0.8×	55.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	115	1.3%	0.9×	67.0%
ME Rochester	South East	115	1.3%	1.2×	57.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	114	1.3%	1.6×	58.8%
TW Twickenham	London	113	1.3%	1.8×	62.8%
UB Southall	London	112	1.3%	2.1×	67.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	108	1.2%	0.9×	57.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	107	1.2%	0.9×	55.1%
HA Harrow	London	106	1.2%	2.0×	48.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	105	1.2%	1.1×	55.2%
DA Dartford	South East	100	1.1%	1.6×	56.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	100	1.1%	0.9×	45.0%
BA Bath	South West	97	1.1%	1.3×	35.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	96	1.1%	1.3×	57.3%
LU Luton	East of England	89	1.0%	1.5×	55.1%
NW London NW	London	87	1.0%	1.5×	51.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	86	1.0%	0.7×	48.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	83	1.0%	1.0×	49.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	82	0.9%	0.8×	58.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	81	0.9%	0.7×	40.7%
SL Slough	South East	81	0.9%	1.3×	59.3%
EX Exeter	South West	80	0.9%	0.8×	46.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	78	0.9%	1.2×	44.9%
L Liverpool	North West	78	0.9%	0.8×	53.8%
CH Chester	North West	77	0.9%	0.8×	63.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	75	0.9%	1.2×	52.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	74	0.9%	1.1×	60.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	73	0.8%	0.8×	47.9%
IG Ilford	London	72	0.8%	1.9×	69.4%
SN Swindon	South West	71	0.8%	0.9×	50.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	70	0.8%	0.7×	58.6%
TA Taunton	South West	70	0.8%	1.2×	22.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	69	0.8%	0.5×	58.0%
SK Stockport	North West	69	0.8%	0.8×	52.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	67	0.8%	0.6×	43.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	65	0.7%	0.5×	55.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	65	0.7%	1.5×	43.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	63	0.7%	1.0×	54.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	62	0.7%	0.5×	46.8%
DT Dorchester	South West	60	0.7%	1.8×	53.3%
NP Newport	Wales	57	0.7%	0.7×	45.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	56	0.6%	0.7×	50.0%
SW London SW	London	56	0.6%	1.5×	44.6%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	56	0.6%	1.0×	55.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	54	0.6%	0.7×	53.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	52	0.6%	1.3×	44.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	52	0.6%	0.8×	50.0%
SM Sutton	London	50	0.6%	2.6×	72.0%
PR Preston	North West	48	0.6%	0.6×	37.5%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	47	0.5%	0.5×	57.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	46	0.5%	0.6×	56.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	46	0.5%	0.6×	41.3%
WA Warrington	North West	45	0.5%	0.5×	51.1%
BR Bromley	London	44	0.5%	1.4×	75.0%
EN Enfield	London	43	0.5%	0.8×	48.8%
TS Teesside	North East	41	0.5%	0.5×	39.0%
WD Watford	East of England	41	0.5%	1.2×	58.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	39	0.4%	1.0×	56.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	39	0.4%	0.6×	46.2%
OL Oldham	North West	39	0.4%	0.7×	53.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	37	0.4%	0.8×	40.5%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	35	0.4%	0.7×	51.4%
BB Blackburn	North West	34	0.4%	0.5×	55.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	34	0.4%	0.7×	58.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	34	0.4%	0.6×	64.7%
CW Crewe	North West	33	0.4%	0.6×	48.5%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	33	0.4%	0.6×	63.6%
BL Bolton	North West	30	0.3%	0.5×	43.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	29	0.3%	0.4×	–
W London W	London	28	0.3%	1.2×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	27	0.3%	0.6×	–
TR Truro	South West	25	0.3%	0.5×	–
DL Darlington	North East	23	0.3%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	23	0.3%	0.7×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	21	0.2%	0.6×	–
WN Wigan	North West	21	0.2%	0.5×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	20	0.2%	0.5×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	20	0.2%	0.5×	–
DH Durham	North East	19	0.2%	0.4×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	19	0.2%	0.5×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	18	0.2%	0.4×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	17	0.2%	0.5×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	16	0.2%	0.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	15	0.2%	0.4×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.3×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.5×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	12	0.1%	0.4×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.1%	0.5×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.1%	0.5×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	8	<0.1%	0.4×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.2×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.7×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	327	3.8%	0.5×	46.8%
North East	164	1.9%	0.5×	54.9%
North West	681	7.8%	0.7×	52.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	475	5.5%	0.6×	53.1%
Wales	311	3.6%	0.7×	49.2%
West Midlands	767	8.8%	0.9×	60.2%
East Midlands	464	5.3%	0.8×	51.9%
East of England	935	10.7%	1.1×	54.8%
London	1,665	19.1%	2.0×	59.8%
South East	1,798	20.7%	1.3×	49.7%
South West	1,118	12.8%	1.2×	44.0%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Mazda 5Cars the same age

Suspension23.3%15.6%
Lights and electrics20.5%17.7%
Body and structure10.9%6.0%
Emissions and leaks9.9%5.0%
Tyres9.9%7.2%
Brakes9.8%9.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.6%5.8%
Seat belts and airbags2.2%1.6%
Steering2.0%3.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mazda 5 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	8.4%	4.9%	1.7×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	7.5%	2.9%	2.6×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	5.7%	2.4%	2.4×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.3%	1.3%	3.3×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	4.2%	2.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	3.9%	1.4%	2.8×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	3.7%	0.9%	4.1×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.6%	2.0%	1.8×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.6%	2.4%	1.5×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	3.5%	1.5%	2.3×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	25.7%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	15.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	14.3%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	14.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	12.1%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	9.3%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.9%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	8.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	7.0%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	6,262	51.0%
Diesel	2,436	57.5%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model