Mazda 6 — reliability by registration year
2005–2022 · 18 registration years · 53,613 first tests
2009
breaks the run — 2.4 pp better than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 6 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 | 683 | 91.5% | 94.4% | |
| 2021 | 642 | 89.9% | 92.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,016 | 89.2% | 91.7% | |
| 2019 | 4,244 | 86.7% | 89.0% | Tyres — Condition (front) 11.5% |
| 2018 | 3,120 | 82.2% | 84.7% | Coil spring (rear) 13.5% |
| 2017 | 4,463 | 77.5% | 80.9% | Coil spring (rear) 18.5% |
| 2016 | 6,398 | 73.7% | 77.4% | Coil spring (rear) 23.5% |
| 2015 | 5,966 | 70.5% | 74.4% | Coil spring (rear) 22.1% |
| 2014 | 5,437 | 68.2% | 72.3% | Ball joint (front) 20.0% |
| 2013 | 3,591 | 65.8% | 69.5% | Ball joint (front) 26.2% |
| 2012 | 2,450 | 60.1% | 66.8% | Position lamp (front) 18.2% |
| 2011 | 3,220 | 58.5% | 66.2% | Position lamp (front) 23.5% |
| 2010 | 4,007 | 58.0% | 65.1% | Position lamp (front) 22.6% |
| 2009 | 2,875 | 58.0% | 65.3% | Position lamp (front) 20.2% |
| 2.4 pp better than the years either side What failed 2009 6s most often: Position lamp (front) (20.2%) · Rbt (sp) (20.0%) · Headlamp aim (9.7%) | ||||
| 2008 | 2,381 | 53.2% | 63.0% | Position lamp (front) 24.5% |
| 2007 | 1,676 | 51.8% | 60.3% | Position lamp (front) 19.1% |
| 2006 | 915 | 54.2% | 63.7% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 18.9% |
| 2005 | 529 | 50.3% | 57.1% | Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 21.5% |