MOT reliability
Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g
11 vehicles · 58 completed MOT tests analysed
62%
MOT pass rate
Based on 11 Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g vehicles and 58 completed MOT tests, the Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g has an overall 62% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 118,776 miles.
11
Vehicles
58
MOT tests
5,617
Avg miles / year
1.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g MOT tests:
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Other105%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Emissions & nuisance2%
Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 50% |
| 7 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | 3 | 67% |
| 9 | 4 | 50% |
| 10 | 7 | 71% |
| 11 | 12 | 58% |
| 12 | 10 | 60% |
| 13 | 11 | 64% |
| 14 | 3 | 67% |
| 15 | 4 | 50% |
| 16 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (11)
Most common Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (7 times)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (5 times)
- Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (3 times)
- Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h) (3 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (3 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4) (3 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (2 times)
- Nearside Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
- n/s/r tyre tread low on inner edge and n/s/f (2 times)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a) (1 times)
Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 5 | 60% | 79,875 |
| 1996 | 5 | 31 | 58% | 125,915 |
| 1995 | 2 | 9 | 67% | 138,989 |
| 1994 | 2 | 9 | 67% | 123,086 |
| 1992 | 1 | 4 | 75% | 72,938 |
Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g reliability FAQ
Across 11 Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g vehicles in our MOT data,
62% pass the MOT (a 38% failure rate), with about
1.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b); Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a).
The typical Mazda Mx-6 2.5i g in our data has covered around
118,776 miles.
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