Mazda CX-7 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

33.6% of 804 MOT tests of the Mazda CX-7 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 92.5 (95% CI 81.5–103.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Mazda CX-7 built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	33.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	804
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 81.5–103.6)	92.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	804
Rank among this model's 6 build years	1	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	804
Tested in 2024	131	tests	median 93,775 miles	2024	131

Built 2012 against Mazda CX-7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 36% vs n/a%; age 8: 26.4% vs 29.5%; age 9: 33.5% vs 38.1%; age 10: 34.3% vs 37.7%; age 11: 37.2% vs 38.5%; age 12: 38.2% vs 38.5%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Mazda CX-7 by registration · All Mazda CX-7 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 2012 Mazda CX-7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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-7 built 2012: 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)
7	175 (rough estimate)	36	29.3–43.3	not available	not available
8	174 (rough estimate)	26.4	20.4–33.4	29.5	89.6
9	176 (rough estimate)	33.5	27–40.8	38.1	88
10	175 (rough estimate)	34.3	27.7–41.6	37.7	90.9
11	148 (rough estimate)	37.2	29.8–45.2	38.5	96.6
12	131 (rough estimate)	38.2	30.3–46.7	38.5	99.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 979 (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 2012 Mazda CX-7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 22.2 items per 100 first tests, against 34.6 across all build years of the Mazda CX-7. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mazda CX-7 built 2012 against the Mazda CX-7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	22.2	34.6	217
Suspension	15.9	24.2	156
Brakes	15.7	21.2	154
Tyres	10.1	9.6	99
Visibility	9.1	7.7	89

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 979 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Mazda CX-7, 2012 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 95.5.

Mazda CX-7 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	108.5	94.4–122.7	no different (rough estimate)	486
2008	107.6	97.9–117.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,064
2009	107.5	98.8–116.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,321
2010	100.4	94.8–106.0	no different (rough estimate)	3,091
2011	95.5	89.7–101.3	no different (rough estimate)	2,883
2012	92.5	81.5–103.6	no different (rough estimate)	804

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,649 (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-7 2012 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-7/2012/

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.

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