Pass rate
77.3%
Around average — 2.6 pts ahead of the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 88 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £9–£28
2010 Mazda Demio MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 48,476 mi
Only 88 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
26.9% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 79.2% pass
- Avoid 2003 66.8% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 12.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.4%
- Typical mileage
- 48k mi
The 2010 Mazda Demio MOT pass rate is 77.3% of its MOT tests — 2.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.2× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 26.9% of everything recorded on the 2010 Mazda Demio, against 12.2% nationally — 14.7 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 74% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
- Based on a small sample. 88 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2010 Mazda Demio compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 2.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.4%. The median 2010 Mazda Demio in this dataset had covered 48,476 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 6.82% of tests.
- 88 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.3% overall pass rate, 71.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mazda Demio, the average is 71.4% — best year 2009 (79.2%), worst 2003 (66.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 88
- Typical mileage (median)
- 48,476 mi
- Make and model
- Mazda Demio
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Demio MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Demio
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 43 | 79.1% |
| London | 15 | 86.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2010 Demio
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2010 Demio
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 6.8% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 4.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the wipers and washers 4.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2010 Demio through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £9–£28 — and 74% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £9–£28
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the…
- £18–£45
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 74%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 88 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Demio, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2000 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.8% to 79.2% — a spread of 12.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 70.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 70.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 66.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 77.1% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2009 79.2% headlamp has a product on the…
- 2010 77.3%headlamp lens slightly defective
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2010 Mazda Demio with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2010 cars with a similar record
- Skoda Fabia 77.1%
- Suzuki Alto 77.1%
- Jaguar Xf 77.6%
- Hyundai I10 76.9%
- Volkswagen Jetta 76.9%
- Suzuki Jimny 77.7%
Closest pass rates among 2010 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2010 Mazda Demio 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 170 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 46 | 26.90% | 12.21% | +14.69 |
| Tyres | 39 | 22.80% | 19.76% | +3.04 |
| Suspension | 26 | 15.20% | 20.98% | −5.78 |
| Brakes | 16 | 9.40% | 20.89% | −11.49 |
| Visibility | 14 | 8.20% | 4.97% | +3.23 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10 | 5.80% | 5.57% | +0.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 3.50% | 4.18% | −0.68 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 2.90% | 5.52% | −2.62 |
| Steering | 4 | 2.30% | 2.57% | −0.27 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.8% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 4.5% | £18–45 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 4.5% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.4% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.4% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 20.4% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.6% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 9.1% | £5–25 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.7% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.5% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.5% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 14 | 78.6% | 23,326 mi |
| 30-60k | 34 | 85.3% | 42,395 mi |
| 60-90k | 21 | 66.7% | 73,983 mi |
| 90-120k | 16 | 75.0% | 109,280 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 66.7% | 125,935 mi |
Source: 88 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2010 Demio MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Mazda Demio?
77.3% of the 88 2010 Mazda Demio tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 71.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Mazda Demio?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (6.82%), ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.55%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.55%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Mazda Demio MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 78.6% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Mazda Demio in this dataset had covered 48,476 mi.