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Mazda

Running costs, reliability, and MOT data for 103 models from 960,687 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included).

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Avg Pass Rate

81%

Total Tests

960,687

Models

103

Years Covered

1990-2022

Most Reliable

CX-30 GT Sport MHEV Auto

96% pass rate

Least Reliable

MPV

65% pass rate

Most Popular

2

203,183 tests

About Mazda Cars

Mazda ranks joint 46th out of 70 car makes in our data (those with at least 1,000 MOT tests) by average MOT pass rate, at 81%. That's close to the 85% average across all models in our data, placing Mazda in the middle of the pack for reliability.

With 103 models across 33 years of data (1990 to 2022), there's a wide spread of 31 percentage points between the most and least reliable models. Choosing the right model matters significantly with Mazda.

Most and Least Reliable Mazda Models

The CX-30 GT Sport MHEV Auto leads the range with a 96% average pass rate from 1,734 tests. At the other end, the MPV has the lowest at 65%. Overall, more than half of Mazda's models have a pass rate of 85% or more, which is a good sign for the brand.

Mazda Fuel Types

Mazda models in our data come in 86 petrol, 13 diesel, 4 electric variants (each model counted once, under the fuel type recorded for most of its tests). Mazda is among the manufacturers offering electric options in the UK market.

Estimated Running Costs

Fuel (Petrol, 1496cc)
£1,398
Road Tax
£200
MOT Test
£55
Predicted Repairs
£200
Total per year£1,853
Per month£154/mo

Based on most recent year, 7,400 miles/year and average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026). Insurance not included.

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How reliable is Mazda?

Brand rankingjoint 46th out of 70 car makes
vs average of all models-4 points (85% avg)
Models with 85%+ pass rate76 of 103
Models below 70% pass rate4 of 103
Reliability spread (best to worst)31 percentage points

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All Mazda Models

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ModelYearsPass RateTestsFuel
218 yrs79%203,183Petrol, Diesel
319 yrs80%188,962Petrol, Diesel
MX-532 yrs81%184,359Petrol
620 yrs76%110,632Petrol, Diesel
CX-510 yrs86%102,590Petrol, Diesel
CX-36 yrs88%41,050Diesel, Petrol
511 yrs70%20,520Petrol, Diesel
Bongo27 yrs70%19,224Petrol, Diesel, LPG
CX-303 yrs92%5,421Petrol
RX-88 yrs78%5,362Petrol
2 GT Sport Nav MHEV3 yrs95%4,935Petrol
CX-5 Sport3 yrs95%4,320Petrol
CX-30 SE-L Lux MHEV3 yrs94%3,583Petrol
CX-5 Sport Auto3 yrs94%3,512Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport MHEV2 yrs95%3,208Petrol
32314 yrs72%3,117Petrol
B Series10 yrs73%2,852Diesel, Petrol
CX-76 yrs74%2,698Diesel, Petrol
2 Sport Nav MHEV3 yrs95%2,149Petrol
CX-30 Sport Lux MHEV Auto4 yrs92%2,065Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport Tech MHEV4 yrs95%2,057Petrol
2 SE-L Nav MHEV3 yrs95%1,984Petrol
Eunos15 yrs74%1,767Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport MHEV Auto2 yrs96%1,734Petrol
2 Sport Nav Auto3 yrs94%1,609Petrol
E Series15 yrs71%1,587Petrol, Diesel
CX-30 GT Sport Tech MHEV Auto3 yrs91%1,499Petrol
BT-504 yrs78%1,355Diesel
CX-30 SE-L Lux MHEV Auto3 yrs95%1,351Petrol
CX-30 SE-L MHEV2 yrs94%1,332Petrol
Bongo Friendee18 yrs76%1,232Petrol, Diesel
MPV15 yrs65%1,224Diesel, Petrol
MX-30 GT Sport Tech EV2 yrs95%1,157Electric
Demio8 yrs76%1,154Petrol
CX-5 SE-L3 yrs92%1,117Petrol
MX-5 RF Sport Tech2 yrs97%902Petrol
RX-715 yrs88%893Petrol
MX-30 Sport Lux EV1 yr96%892Electric
2 SE-L MHEV3 yrs95%854Petrol
MX-30 SE-L Lux EV1 yr93%839Electric
CX-5 GT Sport Auto3 yrs97%745Petrol
CX-5 Sport D2 yrs96%716Diesel
CX-5 Kuro Edition1 yr94%708Petrol
6267 yrs72%682Petrol
MX-5 RF GT Sport Tech2 yrs97%670Petrol
MX-30 First Edition EV1 yr96%643Electric
MX-5 Sport Tech2 yrs96%641Petrol
CX-5 GT Sport3 yrs94%625Petrol
Premacy10 yrs76%594Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport MHEV 4X42 yrs92%588Petrol
CX-3 GT Sport Nav +1 yr93%566Petrol
CX-5 GT Sport Awd Auto1 yr94%527Petrol
MX-36 yrs77%524Petrol
CX-5 SE-L Auto3 yrs96%467Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport Tech MHEV 4X42 yrs94%458Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport Tech MHEV 4X4 A3 yrs94%448Petrol
6 Sport2 yrs96%447Petrol
MX-65 yrs71%440Petrol
CX-5 Kuro Edition Auto1 yr95%435Petrol
2 GT Sport MHEV2 yrs97%418Petrol
MX-5 RF Sport2 yrs99%412Petrol
CX-5 Sport D Auto2 yrs94%361Diesel
3 GT Sport Tech MHEV 4X43 yrs95%351Petrol
MX-5 Sport Venture1 yr98%330Petrol
MX-5 GT Sport Tech2 yrs97%324Petrol
MX-5 R-Sport2 yrs98%317Petrol
CX-5 GT Sport D 4X4 Auto2 yrs95%275Diesel
CX-30 Sport Lux MHEV 4X42 yrs93%257Petrol
CX-30 GT Sport MHEV 4X4 Auto2 yrs96%251Petrol
CX-3 GT Sport Nav + Auto1 yr96%233Petrol
CX-5 Sport D 4X4 Auto2 yrs97%230Diesel
6 GT Sport Auto1 yr95%197Petrol
CX-30 100TH Anniversry Ed MHEV2 yrs97%186Petrol
CX-30 Sport Lux MHEV2 yrs94%185Petrol
3 100TH Anniversary Ed MHEV1 yr96%182Petrol
3 GT Sport Tech MHEV 4X4 Auto2 yrs91%181Petrol
Tribute3 yrs66%181Petrol
MX-5 100TH Anniversary Edition2 yrs98%165Petrol
2 GT Sport Auto2 yrs92%163Petrol
CX-5 GT Sport D 4X42 yrs94%161Diesel
MX-5 RF SE-L2 yrs97%142Petrol
3 Sport MHEV3 yrs92%140Petrol
2 GT Sport Tech MHEV2 yrs95%135Petrol
6 Kuro Edition1 yr96%130Petrol
6 SE-L1 yr92%117Petrol
CX-30 SE-L MHEV Auto1 yr91%108Petrol
MX-5 RF GT Sport Tech Auto2 yrs96%106Petrol
CX-5 Sport D 4X41 yr95%105Diesel
MX-5 RF Sport Tech Auto2 yrs96%93Petrol
2 Sport MHEV2 yrs94%87Petrol
Biante2 yrs91%84Petrol
MX52 yrs82%80Petrol
CX-5 SE-L D2 yrs92%79Diesel
CX-30 Sport Lux MHEV 4X4 Auto1 yr92%78Petrol
2 SE-L2 yrs96%69Petrol
1212 yrs69%69Petrol
2 Sport Auto1 yr95%65Petrol
6 SE-L Auto1 yr95%38Petrol
Xedos1 yr83%36Petrol
CX-5 Sport Edition D Awd Auto1 yr100%36Diesel
Xedos 61 yr75%32Petrol
CX-5 Sport Edition1 yr81%32Petrol
Friendee1 yr57%30Petrol

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