Mazda Cx-5 MOT pass rate: 81.1% (57,112 tests, 2025)

Name: Mazda Cx-5 MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Mazda Cx-5 passed 81.1% of its 57,112 MOT tests in 2025 — 3.6 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 8 years old with 67,312 miles on the clock.

81.1%Pass rate (2025)

57,112MOT tests analysed

67,312 miMedian mileage at test

8 yrsMedian age at test

How the Cx-5 compares

Mazda Cx-5

81.1%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Mazda average (all models)

77.3%

What fails most on the Mazda Cx-5

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Cx-5:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	6,294	30.6%
2	Brakes	4,031	19.6%
3	Tyres	3,061	14.9%
4	Steering	2,710	13.2%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,666	8.1%
6	Visibility	1,316	6.4%

Pre-MOT checklist for Cx-5 owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
With the engine running, turn lock to lock: knocks or stiff spots are testable defects
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Cx-5 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2013. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2017, 2020. Full ranking and method: Mazda Cx-5 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2012	4,209	70.1%	-1.2 pts	95,593	70.1% visual scale
2013	15,145	70.5%	-2.8 pts	93,929	70.5% visual scale
2014	20,071	75.6%	-0.2 pts	86,229	75.6% visual scale
2015	20,830	78.8%	+0.1 pts	78,261	78.8% visual scale
2016	20,946	81.2%	-0.1 pts	68,523	81.2% visual scale
2017	21,422	86.3%	+2.3 pts	58,075	86.3% visual scale
2018	29,806	88.6%	+2.2 pts	46,787	88.6% visual scale
2019	29,912	90.5%	+2.1 pts	37,118	90.5% visual scale
2020	9,981	92.2%	+2.3 pts	28,661	92.2% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Steering: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 634 cars · 15.3% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 282 cars · 14.2% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 279 cars · 7.9% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 1,137 cars · 6.2% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 770 cars · 5.3% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Cx-5 before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Mazda models

273.1% pass rate · 113,741 tests 373.9% pass rate · 103,889 tests Mx-578.2% pass rate · 87,222 tests 673.6% pass rate · 55,083 tests Cx-386.5% pass rate · 24,672 tests 560.4% pass rate · 8,754 tests Bongo59.5% pass rate · 8,682 tests Cx-3093.6% pass rate · 4,440 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Mazda Cx-5?

In 2025, 81.1% of 57,112 first MOT tests on the Mazda Cx-5 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Cx-5 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (30.6% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Mazda Cx-5 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 81.1% it performs above the national average at a median age of 8 years and 67,312 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.