Service brake binding on the Mazda Mx-5
Service brake binding on the Mazda Mx-5 is recorded on 20,088 tests — 7.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.9× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 14 of 341, highest first |
| The model's own record | 275,662 tests · every year of the Mx-5 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mazda Mx-5 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 3.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.3%. The share has fallen 3.5 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 3.9%; best 2019 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 763 | 19,836 | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 583 | 20,991 | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 964 | 34,182 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,320 | 44,364 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,065 | 34,794 | 3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,135 | 35,520 | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 2,208 | 69,231 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 2,618 | 82,428 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,981 | 58,233 | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,294 | 44,745 | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,414 | 49,215 | 2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,086 | 35,373 | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 761 | 31,509 | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 533 | 31,071 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 510 | 28,320 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 429 | 28,800 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 915 | 39,114 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 259 | 42,519 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 162 | 39,420 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 81 | 24,548 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Service brake binding: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mazda Mx-5 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mazda model →