Does the Mazda RX-7 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Mazda RX-7 records 2.03 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.45 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.42, 95% interval −5.24 to −3.59). It ranks 677 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Mazda RX-7 by registration

No single tyres defect wording reaches 30 items on the Mazda RX-7; the failures are spread across several.