Does the Mazda CX-3 fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Mazda CX-3 records 1.17 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.31 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.86, 95% interval +0.80 to +0.92). It ranks 116 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Mazda CX-3 by registration
What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda CX-3 is “Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended”, recorded 816 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended | 816 | 0.71 |
| Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type | 373 | 0.32 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 108 | 0.09 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 115,726 (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
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