MazdaCX-30 MOT results

In 2025, 91.3% of Mazda CX-30 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 87.2% for cars of the same age. 2.8% had at least one dangerous defect (4.2% for cars the same age). The typical Mazda CX-30 tested was 4 years old with 27,200 miles. Based on 19,743 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 91.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 87.2%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.4%passed after repair
Failed: 6.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 2.8%same age 4.2%
Typical mileage: 27,200at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mazda CX-30All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	219	95.0%	91.7%
2022	5,778	92.7%	88.5%
2021	7,592	91.6%	87.2%
2020	5,945	89.6%	85.9%
2019	206	83.0%	83.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mazda CX-30All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	14,071	91.7%	87.4%	26,900
5-9 years	3,623	88.4%	79.1%	33,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mazda CX-30 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
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	526	2.7%	1.6×	94.5%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	512	2.6%	0.8×	92.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	455	2.3%	1.4×	88.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	434	2.2%	1.5×	90.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	431	2.2%	1.7×	91.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	370	1.9%	1.4×	92.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	364	1.8%	0.8×	93.1%
SK Stockport	North West	357	1.8%	1.8×	91.3%
RG Reading	South East	333	1.7%	1.1×	89.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	332	1.7%	0.9×	91.3%
CH Chester	North West	328	1.7%	1.5×	94.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	312	1.6%	1.1×	90.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	305	1.5%	1.2×	93.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	303	1.5%	1.5×	90.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	302	1.5%	0.8×	91.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	300	1.5%	3.5×	91.7%
BS Bristol	South West	290	1.5%	0.9×	91.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	289	1.5%	1.1×	92.7%
SG Stevenage	East of England	285	1.4%	2.0×	89.8%
SO Southampton	South East	278	1.4%	1.2×	87.1%
TN Tonbridge	South East	259	1.3%	1.0×	90.7%
WD Watford	East of England	257	1.3%	3.3×	96.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	255	1.3%	0.7×	90.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	253	1.3%	2.6×	92.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	251	1.3%	1.5×	90.0%
CF Cardiff	Wales	250	1.3%	0.8×	94.0%
PR Preston	North West	250	1.3%	1.4×	92.0%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	228	1.2%	1.5×	89.5%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	219	1.1%	1.0×	89.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	212	1.1%	0.9×	92.0%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	204	1.0%	1.1×	91.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	201	1.0%	0.9×	88.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	200	1.0%	0.7×	94.5%
GU Guildford	South East	199	1.0%	0.7×	92.5%
OX Oxford	South East	198	1.0%	0.9×	93.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	197	1.0%	1.9×	87.8%
RH Redhill	South East	196	1.0%	1.0×	89.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	194	1.0%	0.8×	94.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	193	1.0%	0.9×	86.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	189	1.0%	2.3×	90.5%
NP Newport	Wales	185	0.9%	1.1×	84.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	182	0.9%	1.6×	91.8%
CW Crewe	North West	179	0.9%	1.5×	93.3%
TS Teesside	North East	179	0.9%	1.0×	92.2%
TW Twickenham	London	179	0.9%	1.2×	89.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	179	0.9%	1.0×	93.3%
OL Oldham	North West	178	0.9%	1.3×	92.7%
CO Colchester	East of England	177	0.9%	1.1×	93.8%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	172	0.9%	1.3×	89.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	170	0.9%	0.7×	91.2%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	167	0.8%	0.8×	86.2%
BN Brighton	South East	166	0.8%	0.7×	86.1%
SN Swindon	South West	164	0.8%	0.9×	92.1%
WA Warrington	North West	164	0.8%	0.8×	93.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	161	0.8%	1.2×	85.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	161	0.8%	1.8×	90.7%
DA Dartford	South East	160	0.8%	1.1×	91.9%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	160	0.8%	1.2×	93.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	155	0.8%	0.9×	89.7%
BL Bolton	North West	155	0.8%	1.0×	95.5%
DL Darlington	North East	154	0.8%	1.3×	87.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	152	0.8%	1.8×	84.9%
DH Durham	North East	148	0.7%	1.5×	95.9%
TA Taunton	South West	144	0.7%	1.1×	95.8%
BA Bath	South West	143	0.7%	0.9×	87.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	141	0.7%	0.7×	97.9%
EX Exeter	South West	139	0.7%	0.6×	89.9%
CT Canterbury	South East	135	0.7%	0.9×	90.4%
BR Bromley	London	134	0.7%	1.9×	97.8%
IG Ilford	London	134	0.7%	1.6×	93.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	133	0.7%	1.0×	89.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	133	0.7%	2.3×	88.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	132	0.7%	1.1×	94.7%
M Manchester	North West	131	0.7%	0.4×	90.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	129	0.7%	1.4×	92.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	125	0.6%	0.6×	92.8%
CR Croydon	London	122	0.6%	0.9×	91.8%
RM Romford	London	120	0.6%	0.8×	89.2%
ME Rochester	South East	118	0.6%	0.6×	89.8%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	111	0.6%	0.6×	90.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	110	0.6%	0.6×	85.5%
L Liverpool	North West	106	0.5%	0.5×	88.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	100	0.5%	1.2×	88.0%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	97	0.5%	1.8×	90.7%
TR Truro	South West	97	0.5%	0.8×	85.6%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	95	0.5%	1.3×	93.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	95	0.5%	0.7×	90.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	92	0.5%	0.8×	92.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	90	0.5%	1.1×	92.2%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	89	0.5%	0.7×	93.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	83	0.4%	1.1×	95.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	83	0.4%	0.7×	92.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	82	0.4%	0.8×	95.1%
SL Slough	South East	82	0.4%	0.6×	93.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	79	0.4%	1.6×	91.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	70	0.4%	0.4×	95.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	64	0.3%	1.0×	93.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	59	0.3%	0.8×	89.8%
SE London SE	London	55	0.3%	0.4×	90.9%
LU Luton	East of England	51	0.3%	0.4×	92.2%
WN Wigan	North West	50	0.3%	0.5×	86.0%
NW London NW	London	45	0.2%	0.3×	91.1%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	44	0.2%	0.5×	93.2%
HA Harrow	London	41	0.2%	0.3×	87.8%
EN Enfield	London	32	0.2%	0.3×	84.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	31	0.2%	0.3×	83.9%
SW London SW	London	30	0.2%	0.4×	93.3%
E London E	London	28	0.1%	0.2×	–
N London N	London	26	0.1%	0.2×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	24	0.1%	3.3×	–
UB Southall	London	22	0.1%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	21	0.1%	0.5×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.5×	–
SM Sutton	London	17	<0.1%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	15	<0.1%	0.9×	–
W London W	London	15	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	14	<0.1%	1.6×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	8	<0.1%	0.5×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,773	14.0%	1.8×	89.9%
North East	1,071	5.4%	1.4×	93.2%
North West	2,317	11.7%	1.0×	92.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,683	8.5%	0.9×	91.6%
Wales	723	3.7%	0.8×	89.8%
West Midlands	1,967	10.0%	1.0×	91.7%
East Midlands	1,329	6.7%	1.0×	91.9%
East of England	2,016	10.2%	1.0×	91.6%
London	1,251	6.3%	0.7×	90.8%
South East	2,770	14.0%	0.9×	90.4%
South West	1,842	9.3%	0.9×	91.5%

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Where they fail

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

Mazda CX-30Cars the same age

Tyres3.0%5.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.5%2.9%
Brakes1.7%1.9%
Lights and electrics1.2%2.9%
Suspension0.7%1.1%
Emissions and leaks0.5%0.6%
Body and structure0.1%0.3%
Seat belts and airbags0.1%0.3%
Steering0.0%0.2%

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

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mazda CX-30 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.6%	1.9%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.2%	1.9%	0.6×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.2%	1.1%	1.1×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.1%	1.3%	0.8×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.6%	0.6%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.7%	0.9×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.5%	0.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.4%	0.6%	0.7×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.4%	0.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Brakes	0.3%	0.2%	1.5×	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.

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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	14.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.1%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	7.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	3.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.2%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.4%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.0%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.6%
Condition: slightly damaged	0.6%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	19,479	91.2%
Hybrid	263	93.5%

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

MOT results for every model