Does the Mazda RX-8 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Mazda RX-8 records 7.81 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.72 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.91, 95% interval −3.37 to −2.45). It ranks 577 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-8 by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mazda RX-8 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 742 times in 2019–2024.

Mazda RX-8: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	742	3.82
A tyre seriously damaged	431	2.22
A tyre cords visible or damaged	170	0.88
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	59	0.30
Tyre obviously under inflated	33	0.17

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,422 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Mazda RX-8 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.1% of Mazda RX-8 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,568 miles later (2,630 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,630 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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