2013 Mazda 3: MOT pass rate and reliability
74.8% of 2013 Mazda 3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 5,127 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 79,894 miles.
How the 2013 compares
- Against all Mazda 3s (73.9%, 108,163 tests): +0.9 points
- Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +1.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Mazda 3 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mazda 3:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.4% | 754 | 97,593 |
| 2005 | 59.3% | 2,574 | 105,832 |
| 2006 | 60.3% | 3,739 | 105,935 |
| 2007 | 60.8% | 5,092 | 105,168 |
| 2008 | 60.4% | 6,153 | 100,752 |
| 2009 | 63% | 7,451 | 100,670 |
| 2010 | 66.6% | 8,268 | 100,555 |
| 2011 | 66.5% | 5,393 | 94,184 |
| 2012 | 72.1% | 4,904 | 90,671 |
| 2013 | 74.8% | 5,127 | 79,894 |
| 2014 | 75% | 8,422 | 75,940 |
| 2015 | 76.5% | 11,795 | 70,587 |
| 2016 | 77.4% | 10,635 | 61,537 |
| 2017 | 79.1% | 8,226 | 51,987 |
| 2018 | 85.8% | 7,056 | 42,946 |
| 2019 | 91.2% | 4,377 | 34,377 |
| 2020 | 92.6% | 4,095 | 28,382 |
| 2021 | 92.9% | 3,962 | 23,530 |
What this means if you are buying a 2013 3
The 2013 sits close to the Mazda 3 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 13-year-old car fails on
A 2013 car is 13 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2013 Mazda 3 the average at test was 79,894 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 2021 at 92.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 57.4%. That 35.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 Mazda 3 - 66.6%
- 2011 Mazda 3 - 66.5%
- 2012 Mazda 3 - 72.1%
- 2014 Mazda 3 - 75%
- 2015 Mazda 3 - 76.5%
- 2016 Mazda 3 - 77.4%