2016 Mazda Cx-3: MOT pass rate and reliability

82.9% of 2016 Mazda Cx-3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,930 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 55,785 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Mazda Cx-3s (88.2%, 24,964 tests): -5.3 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mazda Cx-3 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mazda Cx-3:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 81.7% 2,384 61,064
2016 82.9% 4,930 55,785
2017 88.5% 4,869 47,068
2018 90.9% 5,653 39,627
2019 91.8% 7,112 31,690

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Cx-3

The 2016 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.3 points less often than the Mazda Cx-3 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2016 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Mazda Cx-3 the average at test was 55,785 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 91.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 81.7%. That 10.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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