Pass rate
97.4%
Above average — 24.4 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 78 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £22–£57
2007 Mazda Rx-7 MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 89,236 mi
Only 78 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
Suspension
22.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 97.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2006 84.8% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 12.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 97.4%
- Typical mileage
- 89k mi
The 2007 Mazda Rx-7 MOT pass rate is 97.4% of its MOT tests — 24.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.4% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 16.4% of everything recorded on the 2007 Mazda Rx-7, against 5.5% nationally — 10.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.0% and this one manages 97.4% — 24.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 78 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 2007 Mazda Rx-7 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 24.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 97.4%. The median 2007 Mazda Rx-7 in this dataset had covered 89,236 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too low", noted on 2.56% of tests.
- 78 recorded tests behind this page.
- 97.4% overall pass rate, 97.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mazda Rx-7, the average is 92.9% — best year 2007 (97.4%), worst 2006 (84.8%).
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
- 78
- Typical mileage (median)
- 89,236 mi
- Make and model
- Mazda Rx-7
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Rx-7 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 83% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Rx-7
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 21 | 95.2% |
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 2007 Rx-7
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 2007 Rx-7
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 2.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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 2.6% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or 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.
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Check the wipers and washers 2.6% 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 2007 Rx-7 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £22–£57 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £22–£57
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: service brake performance excessively binding
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 78 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 Rx-7, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2003 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 84.8% to 97.4% — a spread of 12.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 94.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 92.0% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2005 93.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 84.8% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2007 97.4%headlamp aim too low
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 2007 Mazda Rx-7 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage 92.2%
- Bentley Continental 92.1%
- Aston Martin DB9 91.4%
- Porsche 911 89.7%
- Porsche Boxster 87.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.5%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Mazda Rx-7 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 67 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 | 15 | 22.40% | 20.98% | +1.42 |
| Brakes | 12 | 17.90% | 20.89% | −2.99 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11 | 16.40% | 5.52% | +10.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9 | 13.40% | 5.57% | +7.83 |
| Tyres | 7 | 10.40% | 19.76% | −9.36 |
| Visibility | 6 | 9.00% | 4.97% | +4.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 4.50% | 12.21% | −7.71 |
| Steering | 2 | 3.00% | 2.57% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 1.50% | 4.18% | −2.68 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.6% | £30–80 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £3–12 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £45–110 |
| Registration plates insecure Identification of the vehicle | Rectified | 1.3% | £20–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £60–150 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 1.3% | £5–15 |
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 | 12.8% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in… Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 7.7% | £45–120 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.1% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 1,958 mi |
| 30-60k | 12 | 100.0% | 51,919 mi |
| 60-90k | 24 | 91.7% | 73,523 mi |
| 90-120k | 23 | 100.0% | 105,965 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 100.0% | 139,247 mi |
Source: 78 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.
2007 Rx-7 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Mazda Rx-7?
97.4% of the 78 2007 Mazda Rx-7 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 97.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Mazda Rx-7?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too low (2.56%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.56%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.56%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Mazda Rx-7 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Mazda Rx-7 in this dataset had covered 89,236 mi.