2006 Mazda 2: MOT pass rate and reliability
66.7% of 2006 Mazda 2s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,228 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 81,382 miles.
How the 2006 compares
- Against all Mazda 2s (73.8%, 118,941 tests): -7.1 points
- Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): +2.6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Mazda 2 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mazda 2:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.4% | 373 | 88,759 |
| 2004 | 65% | 852 | 87,303 |
| 2005 | 64.4% | 1,083 | 84,111 |
| 2006 | 66.7% | 1,228 | 81,382 |
| 2007 | 65.3% | 2,656 | 89,196 |
| 2008 | 60% | 7,787 | 96,607 |
| 2009 | 62.1% | 12,110 | 90,583 |
| 2010 | 63.2% | 12,357 | 85,933 |
| 2011 | 66.1% | 10,585 | 77,116 |
| 2012 | 68.8% | 8,858 | 70,839 |
| 2013 | 70.3% | 8,580 | 67,505 |
| 2014 | 73.5% | 8,422 | 60,301 |
| 2015 | 81.8% | 9,946 | 56,741 |
| 2016 | 84.8% | 10,080 | 51,007 |
| 2017 | 88.6% | 7,679 | 42,588 |
| 2018 | 90.1% | 8,119 | 35,407 |
| 2019 | 92.1% | 8,203 | 28,169 |
What this means if you are buying a 2006 2
The 2006 is a weaker year for this model, passing 7.1 points less often than the Mazda 2 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2006 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 20-year-old car fails on
A 2006 car is 20 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2006 Mazda 2 the average at test was 81,382 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 92.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 60%. That 32.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2003 Mazda 2 - 68.4%
- 2004 Mazda 2 - 65%
- 2005 Mazda 2 - 64.4%
- 2007 Mazda 2 - 65.3%
- 2008 Mazda 2 - 60%
- 2009 Mazda 2 - 62.1%