Does the Mazda CX-30 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Mazda CX-30 records 0.48 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.05 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.57, 95% interval −1.75 to −1.38). It ranks 378 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 CX-30 by registration

No single lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mazda CX-30; the failures are spread across several.