Does the Mazda B2500 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Mazda B2500 records 6.44 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.52 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.08, 95% interval −3.62 to −2.53). It ranks 590 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda B2500 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 434 times in 2019–2024.

Mazda B2500: 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	434	3.51
A tyre seriously damaged	195	1.58
A tyre cords visible or damaged	68	0.55
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	30	0.24

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,355 (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 B2500 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.2% of Mazda B2500 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,865 miles later (1,742 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,742 (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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