MOT reliability
Mazda Friend
1 vehicles · 14 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1 Mazda Friend vehicles and 14 completed MOT tests, the Mazda Friend has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 130,230 miles.
1
Vehicles
14
MOT tests
2,218
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Mazda Friend problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Mazda Friend MOT tests:
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Other211%
-
Lamps & electrical44%
Mazda Friend pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | 1 | 100% |
| 3 | 1 | 100% |
| 4 | 1 | 100% |
| 5 | 1 | 100% |
| 6 | 1 | 100% |
| 7 | 1 | 100% |
| 9 | 1 | 100% |
| 11 | 1 | 100% |
| 15 | 2 | 50% |
Fuel types: Diesel (1)
Most common Mazda Friend MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mazda Friend MOT tests:
- Front windscreen wiper blades worn (2 times)
- Nearside Rear chassis cross member corroded (2 times)
- Rear fog lamp insecure (4.5.1 (c) (i)) (2 times)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g) (1 times)
- inner sills rusty (1 times)
- side skirts fitted (1 times)
- o/s/ and n/s rear crossmember corroded and holed but not within 30cm (1 times)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (1 times)
- Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (1 times)
- advanced corrosion to rear cross member outside of prescribed area (1 times)
- corrosion to offside rear wheel arch (1 times)
- rear exhaust silencer dropped one side system still supported (1 times)
- front brake pads starting to wear low (1 times)
- o/s/f window not working (1 times)
- rear wiper blade split (1 times)
Mazda Friend pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 14 | 86% | 130,230 |
Mazda Friend reliability FAQ
Across 1 Mazda Friend vehicles in our MOT data,
86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about
0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Mazda Friend MOT issues are:
Front windscreen wiper blades worn; Nearside Rear chassis cross member corroded; Rear fog lamp insecure (4.5.1 (c) (i)).
The typical Mazda Friend in our data has covered around
130,230 miles.
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