2011 Mazda 5: MOT pass rate and reliability
63.1% of 2011 Mazda 5s pass the MOT first time, measured across 812 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 103,428 miles.
How the 2011 compares
- Against all Mazda 5s (59.6%, 10,531 tests): +3.5 points
- Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -5.6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Mazda 5 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mazda 5:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53.5% | 652 | 114,432 |
| 2007 | 53.6% | 1,502 | 117,078 |
| 2008 | 55.7% | 1,830 | 112,078 |
| 2009 | 57.1% | 1,250 | 104,313 |
| 2010 | 59.3% | 1,443 | 104,030 |
| 2011 | 63.1% | 812 | 103,428 |
| 2012 | 66.2% | 785 | 98,603 |
| 2013 | 65.1% | 767 | 94,117 |
| 2014 | 68.2% | 597 | 88,531 |
| 2015 | 71.6% | 697 | 77,503 |
What this means if you are buying a 2011 5
The 2011 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.5 points more often than the Mazda 5 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 15-year-old car fails on
A 2011 car is 15 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2011 Mazda 5 the average at test was 103,428 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 2015 at 71.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 53.5%. That 18.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2008 Mazda 5 - 55.7%
- 2009 Mazda 5 - 57.1%
- 2010 Mazda 5 - 59.3%
- 2012 Mazda 5 - 66.2%
- 2013 Mazda 5 - 65.1%
- 2014 Mazda 5 - 68.2%