Does the Mazda 5 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Mazda 5 records 31.06 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 25.60 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.46, 95% interval +5.10 to +5.82). It ranks 140 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda 5 is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 5,101 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 5,101 | 5.56 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 4,342 | 4.74 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 3,926 | 4.28 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 3,201 | 3.49 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 2,514 | 2.74 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 91,686 (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 5 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
32.9% of Mazda 5 MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,946 miles later (1,442 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,442 (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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