Does the Mazda 6 fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Mazda 6 records 0.37 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.38 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) (−0.01, 95% interval −0.03 to +0.00). It ranks 344 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda 6 is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 652 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 652 | 0.15 |
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 601 | 0.14 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 296 | 0.07 |
| Number plate showing an incorrect registration | 34 | 0.01 |
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 vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.4% of Mazda 6 MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,567 miles later (7,297 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,297 (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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