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MOT reliability

Mazda Friendee bongo

50 vehicles · 850 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate

Based on 50 Mazda Friendee bongo vehicles and 850 completed MOT tests, the Mazda Friendee bongo has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 162,594 miles.

50
Vehicles
850
MOT tests
6,438
Avg miles / year
3.1
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Mazda Friendee bongo problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mazda Friendee bongo MOT tests:

  • Other70%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension17%
  • Body & structure6%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Brakes5%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Steering2%

Mazda Friendee bongo pass rate by age

How the Mazda Friendee bongo's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12976%
23385%
34075%
44070%
53571%
63773%
73669%
83070%
92868%
104262%
114262%
124269%
134163%
143962%
153768%
163664%
173462%
183269%
193067%
202770%

Fuel types: Diesel (32), Petrol (18)

Most common Mazda Friendee bongo MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mazda Friendee bongo MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (38 times)
  2. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (27 times)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (26 times)
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (20 times)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (19 times)
  6. Oil leak (18 times)
  7. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (17 times)
  8. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (17 times)
  9. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (16 times)
  10. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (15 times)
  11. Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c)) (15 times)
  12. Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (14 times)
  13. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (14 times)
  14. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (14 times)
  15. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (13 times)

Mazda Friendee bongo pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 1 6 83% 88,564
2020 1 9 78% 121,045
2019 4 33 91% 88,943
2018 1 9 100% 105,590
2017 1 13 69% 148,162
2011 2 34 71% 183,264
2010 1 24 62% 176,713
2009 2 36 72% 124,594
2008 1 15 60% 216,279
2007 5 125 68% 187,483
2005 3 57 65% 178,012
2004 4 94 70% 152,042
2003 3 46 63% 97,050
2002 1 3 100% 47,098
2001 1 8 88% 120,261
1998 4 97 61% 348,631
1996 7 143 66% 181,198
1995 2 36 53% 199,685

Mazda Friendee bongo reliability FAQ

Across 50 Mazda Friendee bongo vehicles in our MOT data, 68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about 3.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mazda Friendee bongo MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Mazda Friendee bongo in our data has covered around 162,594 miles.

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