Pass rate, all models
84.2% Around average
707,755 tests across 34 models, 2000–2023.
Mazda MOT pass rates
Mazda MOT pass rates, ranked across 34 models and 707,755 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2023, from the Mx-5 Rf (96.5%) to the Bongo (69.0%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Mazda models compare on the MOT
The spread across Mazda models is wide — 96.5% for the Mx-5 Rf at the top and 69.0% for the Bongo at the bottom, a 27.5-point gap across 3,479 and 30,855 recorded tests respectively. Most Mazda models sit much closer to the middle (around 76.7%, on 10,321 tests for the Rx-8). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2023 data years: 707,755 tests across 34 Mazda models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
Mx-5 Rf96.5%
Worst model
Bongo69.0%
All Mazda models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Mx-5 Rf | 96.5% | 3,479 |
| Cx-30 2 variants | 94.4% | 42,505 |
| Mx-30 3 variants | 93.4% | 4,582 |
| Cx-3 | 89.5% | 82,585 |
| Cx-5 2 variants | 86.3% | 223,711 |
| Mx-5 2 variants | 82.1% | 275,662 |
| Bongo Friendee 4 variants | 78.5% | 2,556 |
| Rx-8 | 76.7% | 10,321 |
| Bt-50 | 75.3% | 3,060 |
| E Series | 72.7% | 2,566 |
| B Series | 72.4% | 5,388 |
| Cx-7 | 72.2% | 5,010 |
| 323 | 70.3% | 2,582 |
| Bongo 8 variants | 69.0% | 30,855 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 14 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 20 smaller Mazda models are listed below, unranked.
Other Mazda models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
Most-tested Mazda models
Compare with the market
Best and worst lists, and the full A–Z.
Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.