Mazda 3 — reliability by registration year
2004–2022 · 19 registration years · 101,136 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 3 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,415 | 91.7% | 94.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 31.5% |
| 2021 | 3,964 | 89.1% | 92.4% | Tyres — Condition (front) 22.4% |
| 2020 | 4,157 | 87.0% | 90.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 22.9% |
| 2019 | 4,329 | 87.4% | 90.6% | Tyres — Condition (front) 19.3% |
| 2018 | 6,846 | 82.6% | 85.1% | Coil spring (rear) 21.5% |
| 2017 | 7,934 | 73.8% | 76.5% | Coil spring (rear) 41.5% |
| 3.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2017 3s most often: Coil spring (rear) (41.5%) · Brake pads (rear) (9.0%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (8.7%) | ||||
| 2016 | 10,120 | 72.8% | 75.9% | Coil spring (rear) 34.3% |
| 2015 | 11,187 | 69.7% | 72.8% | Coil spring (rear) 31.9% |
| 2014 | 7,914 | 70.0% | 72.8% | Coil spring (rear) 26.0% |
| 2013 | 4,879 | 68.1% | 73.7% | Ball joint (front) 26.7% |
| 2012 | 4,536 | 62.9% | 70.0% | Ball joint (front) 22.2% |
| 2011 | 4,922 | 56.0% | 63.8% | Ball joint (front) 24.2% |
| 4.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2011 3s most often: Ball joint (front) (24.2%) · Position lamp (front) (22.4%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (9.1%) | ||||
| 2010 | 7,309 | 57.4% | 65.8% | Ball joint (front) 23.5% |
| 2009 | 6,367 | 55.8% | 64.6% | Ball joint (front) 19.4% |
| 2008 | 5,080 | 49.8% | 60.6% | Position lamp (front) 22.1% |
| 2007 | 4,012 | 51.0% | 61.3% | Position lamp (front) 19.9% |
| 2006 | 2,787 | 50.4% | 60.9% | Position lamp (front) 22.2% |
| 2005 | 1,851 | 47.1% | 57.6% | Position lamp (front) 18.6% |
| 2004 | 527 | 51.6% | 60.3% | Malfunction indicator lamp 20.0% |