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

The Mazda RX-7 records 1.45 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.74 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.71, 95% interval +0.32 to +1.11). It ranks 35 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).

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

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