Does the Mazda 5 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Mazda 5 records 15.76 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.29 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.47, 95% interval +5.21 to +5.73). It ranks 13 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 5 by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda 5 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 5,140 times in 2019–2024.

Mazda 5: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	5,140	5.61
A tyre cords visible or damaged	4,334	4.73
A tyre seriously damaged	3,553	3.88
Tyre obviously under inflated	528	0.58
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	278	0.30

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

14.2% of Mazda 5 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,158 miles later (20,773 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,773 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Mazda 5 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Mazda 5 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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