Pass rate
65.9%
Below average — 6.6 pts behind the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 208 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £102–£256
2006 Mazda MPV MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 138,064 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
27.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 73.6% pass
- Avoid 2008 59.7% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 13.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.0%
- Typical mileage
- 138k mi
The 2006 Mazda MPV MOT pass rate is 65.9% of its MOT tests — 6.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.1% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.5× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 14.0% of everything recorded on the 2006 Mazda Mpv, against 5.6% nationally — 8.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 27.1%, but at 21.0% 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 72.5%; this one manages 65.9% — 6.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 16% 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 2006 Mazda MPV compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 6.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.0%. The median 2006 Mazda MPV in this dataset had covered 138,064 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 93% of tests, with a 64.2% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 59.4% of the time, April–September 71.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 8.65% of tests.
- 208 recorded tests behind this page.
- 65.9% overall pass rate, 57.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mazda MPV, the average is 66.7% — best year 2014 (73.6%), worst 2008 (59.7%).
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
- 208
- Typical mileage (median)
- 138,064 mi
- Make and model
- Mazda MPV
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the MPV MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 47% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (93% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the MPV
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 47 | 74.5% |
| South West | 42 | 61.9% |
| North West | 29 | 65.5% |
| East of England | 24 | 70.8% |
| East Midlands | 19 | 57.9% |
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 2006 MPV
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 2006 MPV
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 corrosion 8.7% 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 4.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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 battery 4.3% 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.
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 2006 MPV through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £102–£256 — and 16% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £102–£256
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 16%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 208 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 MPV, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2000 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 59.7% to 73.6% — a spread of 13.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 66.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 67.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 67.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 72.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 62.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 65.9%component mounting prescribed…
- 2007 72.6% component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 59.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2009 65.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2010 65.9% component mounting prescribed…
- 2011 68.3% component mounting prescribed…
- 2012 68.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2013 66.1% component mounting prescribed…
- 2014 73.6% 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 2006 Mazda MPV 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Chevrolet Matiz 66.0%
- Vauxhall Combo 66.7%
- Ford Ka 66.8%
- Volkswagen Sharan 67.0%
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.3%
- Kia Sportage 67.3%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Mazda MPV 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 650 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 180 | 27.10% | 20.98% | +6.12 |
| Brakes | 101 | 15.20% | 20.89% | −5.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 93 | 14.00% | 5.57% | +8.43 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 88 | 13.30% | 12.21% | +1.09 |
| Tyres | 64 | 9.70% | 19.76% | −10.06 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 47 | 7.10% | 5.52% | +1.58 |
| Steering | 27 | 4.10% | 2.57% | +1.53 |
| Visibility | 20 | 3.00% | 4.97% | −1.97 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 15 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 15 | 2.30% | 0.82% | +1.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 8.7% | £180–450 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.8% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.3% | £60–140 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.9% | £180–450 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.9% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 3.4% | £60–150 |
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 | 16.8% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.6% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.6% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.1% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.1% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 8 | 75.0% | 45,136 mi |
| 60-90k | 24 | 66.7% | 82,912 mi |
| 90-120k | 45 | 55.6% | 104,487 mi |
| 120k+ | 130 | 69.2% | 179,660 mi |
Source: 208 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.
2006 MPV MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Mazda MPV?
65.9% of the 208 2006 Mazda MPV tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 57.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Mazda MPV?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (8.65%), integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (4.81%), ball joint excessively worn (4.33%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Mazda MPV MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 69.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Mazda MPV in this dataset had covered 138,064 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2006 Mazda MPV?
Diesel: 64.2% pass rate across 193 tests. Petrol: 86.7% pass rate across 15 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2006 Mazda MPV MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 59.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.