Mazda CX-5 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

15.9% of 42,958 MOT tests of the Mazda CX-5 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.3 (95% CI 101.9–106.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Mazda CX-5 built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	15.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	42958
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.9–106.8)	104.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	42958
Rank among this model's 9 build years	7	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	42958
Tested in 2024	7086	tests	median 69,012 miles	2024	7086

Built 2016 against Mazda CX-5 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 10.8% vs 10.8%; age 4: 13.3% vs 12.6%; age 5: 15% vs 14.5%; age 6: 16.4% vs 15.4%; age 7: 19.2% vs 17.4%; age 8: 20.7% vs 20.9%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Mazda CX-5 by registration · All Mazda CX-5 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Mazda CX-5 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Mazda CX-5 built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	7,428	10.8	10.1–11.6	10.8	100.5
4	7,103	13.3	12.5–14.1	12.6	105.1
5	7,109	15	14.2–15.9	14.5	103.9
6	7,132	16.4	15.6–17.3	15.4	107
7	7,100	19.2	18.3–20.1	17.4	110.5
8	7,086	20.7	19.8–21.7	20.9	99.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,958 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Mazda CX-5?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is visibility: 6.3 items per 100 first tests, against 6.8 across all build years of the Mazda CX-5. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mazda CX-5 built 2016 against the Mazda CX-5 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	6.3	6.8	2,686
Brakes	6.1	5.3	2,621
Suspension	5.7	6.2	2,442
Tyres	5	5.1	2,154
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.2	3.5	1,371

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,958 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Mazda CX-5, 2016 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 105.0. 2017: index 94.7.

Mazda CX-5 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	99.0	95.0–103.0	no different	9,254
2013	106.8	104.5–109.1	worse	32,808
2014	99.0	96.9–101.1	no different	42,382
2015	105.0	102.7–107.3	worse	43,323
2016	104.3	101.9–106.8	worse	42,958
2017	94.7	92.0–97.3	better	37,661
2018	97.3	94.7–100.0	no different	40,455
2019	98.6	95.4–101.9	no different	30,764
2020	99.5	94.0–105.1	no different	11,483

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 291,088 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mazda CX-5 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mazda-cx-5/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Mazda CX-5 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2016 Mazda CX-5 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2016 Mazda CX-5?

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

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