Does the Mazda 3 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Mazda 3 records 9.22 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.11 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.11, 95% interval +0.04 to +0.19). It ranks 292 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Mazda 3 by registration
What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda 3 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 25,492 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 25,492 | 3.86 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 17,971 | 2.72 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 11,007 | 1.67 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 1,987 | 0.30 |
| A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber | 1,391 | 0.21 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 660,043 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Mazda 3 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.0% of Mazda 3 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,226 miles later (128,506 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 128,506 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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