Does the Mazda 6 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Mazda 6 records 19.11 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.15 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.96, 95% interval +1.83 to +2.09). It ranks 219 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Mazda 6 by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda 6 is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 16,940 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 16,940 | 3.91 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 15,129 | 3.49 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 10,888 | 2.51 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 9,715 | 2.24 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 5,154 | 1.19 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 433,186 (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 6 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
32.3% of Mazda 6 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 5,910 miles later (4,593 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,593 (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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