93.6% of Mazda MX-30s passed the 2024 MOT (based on 2,025 first tests): 91.1% at the first attempt and 2.6% after a fix at the test centre (PRS), each rounded separately. About 1 in 10 failed the first attempt. For its age, it fails 27% less often than normal: MOT Risk Index 72.6 (95% CI 63.2–83.4; 100 = normal).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT pass rate | 93.6 | % | incl. 2.6% fixed at the test centre | 2024 | 2025 |
| Passed at the first attempt | 91.1 | % | all first tests | 2024 | 2025 |
| MOT Risk Index (95% CI 63.2–83.4) | 72.6 | index | 100 = normal for its age · rank 199 of 761 (1 = fails least for its age) | 2024 | 2025 |
| Biggest excess: Visibility | 2.7 | per 100 | 3.8 same-age | 2019–2024 | 2049 |
| Dangerous defects | 4.2 | per 100 | 11.2 UK, not age-adjusted | 2019–2024 | 2049 |
| Advisory items | 70.4 | per 100 | 127.1 UK, not age-adjusted | 2019–2024 | 2049 |
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 199 | of 761 | published models, 1 = fails least for its age | 2024 | 2025 |
| Best rank within its 95% interval | 153 | rank | other models held where they are | 2024 | 2025 |
| Worst rank within its 95% interval | 290 | rank | other models held where they are | 2024 | 2025 |
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · full dataset (v5). This model's index is unchanged in the 24 September 2026 release.
Mazda MX-30 MOTs fail most often on tyres: 6.3 per 100 tests, against 10.7 for UK cars of the same age (2019–2024, n = 2,049).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 6.3 | per 100 | 10.7 | 2019–2024 | 129 |
| Visibility | 2.7 | per 100 | 3.8 | 2019–2024 | 55 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,049 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
The biggest excess for the Mazda MX-30 is tyres at age 3: 4.8 failures per 100 tests, against 4.2 for same-age cars of comparable models (2019–2024, n = 1,974).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres, age 3 | 4.8 | per 100 | 4.2 | 2019–2024 | 1974 |
| Brakes, age 3 | 0.8 | per 100 | 1.8 | 2019–2024 | 1974 |
| Suspension, age 3 | 0.3 | per 100 | 0.6 | 2019–2024 | 1974 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Mazda MX-30 MOTs flag tyres most: 31.5 advisories per 100 tests, against 39.7 across UK tests (2019–2024, n = 2,049).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 31.5 | per 100 | 39.7 | 2019–2024 | 646 |
| Brakes | 18.5 | per 100 | 34.7 | 2019–2024 | 379 |
| Suspension | 12.3 | per 100 | 26.2 | 2019–2024 | 253 |
| Non-component advisories | 7.6 | per 100 | 7.8 | 2019–2024 | 155 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,049 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
The Mazda MX-30 gets a dangerous defect less often than the UK average: 4.2 per 100 first tests against 11.2 across the UK. In the same tests, 5.0 major and 2.3 minor defects were recorded per 100 tests (one test can record several).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangerous defects | 4.2 | per 100 | 11.2 | 2019–2024 | 2049 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,049 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id; severity not recorded for some 2018–2021 tests · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
At age 3, 9.0% of Mazda MX-30s failed their MOT first time, against 12.4% for all cars of that age (2024, n = 1,974).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 3 | 9.0 | % failed first time | 12.4 | 2024 | 1974 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
At every age shown, Mazda MX-30s fail first time no more often than comparable models of the same size class; the biggest difference is at age 3, where they fail less often: 9.0% against 12.6% (2024, n = 1,974).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 3 | 9.0 | % fail | 12.6 | 2024 | 1974 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Of 8 similar models, 1 fail less often for their age than the Mazda MX-30 and 7 as often or more. The Mazda MX-30 has an MOT Risk Index of 72.6, where 100 = normal for its age (2024, n = 2,025).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda MX-30 (this model) | 72.6 | index | 100 = normal | 2024 | 2025 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 77.1 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 2837 |
| Honda e | 81 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 1473 |
| Porsche Taycan | 73 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 6213 |
| Smart EQ Forfour | 89.8 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 2569 |
| Audi e-tron | 79.2 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 13450 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 48.4 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 2875 |
| Volkswagen ID.3 | 80.9 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 16521 |
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen e-Golf | 95.1 | index | 72.6 | 2024 | 6530 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
At age 3, the median Mazda MX-30 had covered 18,072 miles by its MOT; the middle half ranged from 12,369 to 24,915 miles (2024, n = 1,974).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 3 median | 18072 | miles | 2024 | 1974 | |
| Age 3 P25 | 12369 | miles | 2024 | 1974 | |
| Age 3 P75 | 24915 | miles | 2024 | 1974 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
At ages 3–5, 8.7% of Mazda MX-30s with under 40,000 miles failed first time, against 15.9% of those with 40,000 to 70,000 miles (2024, n = 1,973). No clear mileage gap inside this age group, among cars still being tested.
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 3–5, <40k miles | 8.7 | % failed first time | 2024 | 1891 | |
| Age 3–5, 40-70k miles (rough estimate: 82 tests, 95% interval 9.5–25.3%) | 15.9 | % failed first time | 2024 | 82 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
0.0% of Mazda MX-30s tested had reached 100,000 miles, and 0.0% had reached 150,000 (2024, n = 0).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100,000 miles (rough estimate: 0 tests, 95% interval 0.0–0.2%) | 0 | % of tested cars | 2024 | 0 | |
| 150,000 miles (rough estimate: 0 tests, 95% interval 0.0–0.2%) | 0 | % of tested cars | 2024 | 0 | |
| 200,000 miles (rough estimate: 0 tests, 95% interval 0.0–0.2%) | 0 | % of tested cars | 2024 | 0 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Matched on annual mileage as well as age, the Mazda MX-30 index is 84.2, against 73.0 on age alone (2019–2024, n = 2,025).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age and mileage adjusted index | 84.2 | index | 73 | 2019–2024 | 2025 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
All Mazda MX-30s tested were electric: 8.9% failed first time (2024, n = 2,025).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | 8.9 | % fail first time | other fuels | 2024 | 2025 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
All Mazda MX-30s tested are likely ULEZ-compliant, judged from fuel type and first-use date; check a specific car with TfL's vehicle checker (2024).
Computed, not measured.
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likely compliant | 100 | % estimate | 2024 | 2025 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: computed estimate, not measured · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
On Mazda MX-30s, tyres and visibility failures were recorded together in 8 tests, too few to say whether that is more often than chance (2024).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres + Visibility (seen together; too few for a multiplier) | 8 | tests with both | 2024 | 8 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
DVSA lists 2 safety recall campaigns matched to the Mazda MX-30; check whether yours has been fixed, using its registration number.
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVSA recall campaigns matched | 2 | campaigns | DVSA register | DVSA register | 2025 |
Source: DVSA register; recall effect covers 11 of 761 models · Window: DVSA register · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
In Norway, 19.9% of Mazda MX-30s failed their periodic roadworthiness inspection, against 33.7% for all cars there (2024 by country, n = 1,535 inspections).
Inspections abroad point the same way: in Norway and the Netherlands the Mazda MX-30 also fails less often than the national average.
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 19.9 | % failed | 33.7 | 2024 by country | 1535 |
| Netherlands | 26.7 | % failed | 50.8 | 2024 by country | 1253 |
Source: Statens vegvesen PKK (CC BY 4.0), Traficom Katsastus (CC BY 4.0), RDW APK (CC0), adapted; covers 430 of 761 models · Window: 2024 by country · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV · licences and full notice
Mazda MX-30s fail first time most in November (13.2%, against 30.6% for all cars that month) and least in March (3.6%) (2024, n = 2,025).
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1 | % fail first time | 31.1 | 2024 | 14 |
| February | 7.5 | % fail first time | 30.0 | 2024 | 93 |
| March | 3.6 | % fail first time | 28.3 | 2024 | 140 |
| April | 7.1 | % fail first time | 29.8 | 2024 | 84 |
| May | 7.1 | % fail first time | 28.8 | 2024 | 112 |
| June | 10.5 | % fail first time | 28.1 | 2024 | 133 |
| July | 10.6 | % fail first time | 29.3 | 2024 | 189 |
| August | 7.5 | % fail first time | 29.2 | 2024 | 213 |
| Measure | Value | Unit | Compared with | Years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 9.4 | % fail first time | 28.2 | 2024 | 434 |
| October | 8.7 | % fail first time | 30.3 | 2024 | 347 |
| November | 13.2 | % fail first time | 30.6 | 2024 | 205 |
| December | 7.1 | % fail first time | 29.3 | 2024 | 85 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
n < 500 in this group. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort; this measure needs a qualifying group of at least 500 tests.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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n < 500 in this group. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort; this measure needs a qualifying group of at least 500 tests.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: price catalogue · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: computed estimate, not measured · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 + geographic layers · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: computed estimate, not measured · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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n < 500 in this group. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort; this measure needs a qualifying group of at least 500 tests.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: survival forecast · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: computed estimate, not measured · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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not computed for this model: no qualifying records. 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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layer not yet computed for this model (covers 211 of 761 models). 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: NHTSA, US market; covers 211 of 761 models · Window: NHTSA · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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layer not yet computed for this model (covers 211 of 761 models). 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: NHTSA, US market; covers 211 of 761 models · Window: NHTSA + 2024 · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: one initial test per test_id · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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layer not yet computed for this model (covers 19 of 761 models). 2,025 initial Mazda MX-30 tests are in the published model cohort.
Source: European Commission OBFCM; covers 19 of 761 models · Window: 2021+ cohorts · n = 2,025 (initial tests) · Method: computed estimate, not measured · Updated: 24 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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MOT Risk Index (2026). Mazda MX-30 MOT statistics 2024 (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 24 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mazda-mx-30/
How the MOT Risk Index and every figure on this page are calculated: methodology.
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91.1% of first attempts passed in 2024 (2,025 tests). Retests after repair are excluded; cars fixed at the test centre (PRS) are shown separately.
Other sites may count retests or all attempts. This page uses 2,025 primary tests: 8.94% failed first time and 93.6% passed when cars fixed at the test centre (PRS) count as passes. The age-adjusted MOT Risk Index 72.6 is shown separately.