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Mazda CX-5 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Mazda CX-5 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 257,821 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=34,662)14.5%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test48,391
All cars, median mileage44,951

115 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Mazda CX-5 fails 10.1% of MOTs (29,283 tests), 2.0 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 13 years it fails 37.1% (1,348 tests), 1.2 points below the 38.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 7 years: 3.8 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Coil spring broken, at 0.9 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 13 years 42.1%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Mazda CX-5: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years10.1%29,28312.1%−2.0 pts22,747 miles
4 years11.8%31,61413.4%−1.6 pts30,158 miles
5 years13.6%33,26915.3%−1.7 pts38,747 miles
6 years14.5%34,66217.8%−3.3 pts48,391 miles
7 years16.8%31,83220.6%−3.8 pts59,167 miles
8 years20.5%28,76423.8%−3.3 pts69,588 miles
9 years24.7%26,73527.1%−2.4 pts78,764 miles
10 years28.5%20,71530.3%−1.8 pts86,384 miles
11 years32.1%13,30333.3%−1.1 pts92,805 miles
12 years34.1%6,29636.0%−1.9 pts98,590 miles
13 years37.1%1,34838.3%−1.2 pts100,355 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major0.9
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major0.5

Out of 34,662 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.9
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.9
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous1.7
Headlight aimed too high Major1.3
Headlamp aim: too low Major0.8
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major0.6
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous0.6

Out of 34,662 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Mazda 215.0%34,49117.8%
Mazda 319.5%30,52317.8%
Mazda CX-313.0%23,10917.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201213 years in 202537.1%1,34838.3%
201312 years in 202534.5%4,83236.0%
201411 years in 202531.4%6,58333.3%
201510 years in 202527.9%6,88530.3%
20169 years in 202525.1%7,04327.1%
20178 years in 202518.5%7,31223.8%
20187 years in 202515.3%10,14220.6%
20196 years in 202513.1%10,16017.8%
20205 years in 202512.1%5,66015.3%
20214 years in 202511.7%5,50213.4%
20223 years in 20259.6%7,26912.1%

More on the Mazda CX-5

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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