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Mazda Cx-5 sport

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 3 years from 4,320 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

95%

Total Tests

4,320

Best Year

2022 (99%)

Years Covered

3

How reliable is the Mazda Cx-5 sport?

vs national average+13% (82% avg)
vs Mazda brand average+14% (81% avg)
Best to worst year spread7 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mazda Cx-5 sport by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202299%6920,564 mi
202194%3,03325,826 mi
202092%1,21830,159 mi

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About the Mazda Cx-5 sport

The Mazda Cx-5 sport has been tested 4,320 times in 2024 MOT data across 3 model years (2020 to 2022), with an average pass rate of 95%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2022 model is the most reliable with a 99% pass rate from 69 tests. The 2020 model has the lowest at 92%. The 7 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer MAZDA CX-5 SPORTs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2020) averages 30,159 miles, while the newest (2022) averages 20,564 miles.

Compared to the Mazda brand average of 81%, the Cx-5 sport performs 14 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Mazda range.

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