Pass rate
66.0%
Below average — 6.4 pts behind the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 50 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £74–£198
2005 Mazda Friendee MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 139,667 mi
Only 50 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
Brakes
21.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 66.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2010 60.9% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 5.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 56.4%
- Typical mileage
- 140k mi
The 2005 Mazda Friendee MOT pass rate is 66.0% of its MOT tests — 6.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.3× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.8% of everything recorded on the 2005 Mazda Friendee, against 5.6% nationally — 7.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 21.5%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.4%; this one manages 66.0% — 6.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 10% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2005 Mazda Friendee compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 6.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 56.4%. The median 2005 Mazda Friendee in this dataset had covered 139,667 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 70% of tests, with a 71.4% pass rate.
The single most recorded failure item is "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier", noted on 12.00% of tests.
- 50 recorded tests behind this page.
- 66.0% overall pass rate, 56.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mazda Friendee, the average is 63.1% — best year 2005 (66.0%), worst 2010 (60.9%).
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
- 50
- Typical mileage (median)
- 139,667 mi
- Make and model
- Mazda Friendee
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Battery
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Friendee MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (70% of tests).
What fails a 2005 Friendee
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 2005 Friendee
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 battery 12.0% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check corrosion 10.0% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 8.0% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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.
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 2005 Friendee through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £74–£198 — and 10% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £74–£198
- Cheapest common item: headlamp lens slightly defective
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 10%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 50 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 Friendee, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2005 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 60.9% to 66.0% — a spread of 5.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 66.0%battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2010 60.9% component mounting prescribed…
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 2005 Mazda Friendee 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Chevrolet Matiz 65.9%
- Ford Galaxy 67.0%
- Ford Ka 67.3%
- Kia Sportage 67.3%
- Vauxhall Meriva 67.6%
- Suzuki Alto 67.7%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 Mazda Friendee 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 171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 37 | 21.50% | 20.89% | +0.61 |
| Suspension | 36 | 20.90% | 20.98% | −0.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 25 | 14.50% | 12.21% | +2.29 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 22 | 12.80% | 5.57% | +7.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 18 | 10.50% | 5.52% | +4.98 |
| Tyres | 13 | 7.60% | 19.76% | −12.16 |
| Steering | 8 | 4.70% | 2.57% | +2.13 |
| Visibility | 6 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 2.30% | 4.18% | −1.88 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 12.0% | £60–140 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 10.0% | £180–450 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 10.0% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 8.0% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.0% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 8.0% | £40–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 8.0% | £60–150 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 6.0% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.0% | £30–80 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 4.0% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 20.0% | £200–700 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 18.0% | £180–450 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.0% | £45–110 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 12.0% | £180–450 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.0% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 2 | 50.0% | 56,327 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 85.7% | 73,472 mi |
| 90-120k | 10 | 50.0% | 107,732 mi |
| 120k+ | 31 | 67.7% | 170,625 mi |
Source: 50 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.
2005 Friendee MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Mazda Friendee?
66.0% of the 50 2005 Mazda Friendee tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 56.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Mazda Friendee?
The three most recorded items are battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (12.00%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (10.00%), integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (10.00%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Mazda Friendee MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 50.0% of the time, falling to 67.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Mazda Friendee in this dataset had covered 139,667 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 Mazda Friendee?
Diesel: 71.4% pass rate across 35 tests. Petrol: 53.3% pass rate across 15 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.