Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,185 individual Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto tested had covered 23,425 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto sits 17.7 points above the national average, ranked 96 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.5% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests
9. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.1% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.1% of tests

From 1,186 DVSA-tracked Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.55% of these flagged Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 9.9% of tests (2.54x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 17.4% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 13% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.9% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.7% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.4% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
8. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.3% of tests (4.33x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.3% of tests
10. Brake fluid below minimum mark, 0.3% of tests (5.43x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,186 DVSA-tracked Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto tests, 2024.

Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.7 points, from 95.7% to 95%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto year:

• 2020 Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto - 95.7% first-time pass, 467 tests
• 2021 Mazda Cx-30 Sport Lux Mhev Auto - 95% first-time pass, 660 tests

Other Mazda models

• Mazda 2 - 73.4%
• Mazda 3 - 73.4%
• Mazda Mx-5 - 77.2%
• Mazda 6 - 74%
• Mazda Cx-5 - 83.1%
• Mazda Cx-3 - 88%
• Mazda 5 - 59%
• Mazda Bongo - 58.1%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Defender Hse D Mhev Auto - 94.5%
• Suzuki Vitara Sz-T Boosterjet Mhev - 94.4%
• Volvo Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A - 94.4%
• Ferrari F430 - 94.4%
• Ferrari 360 - 94.4%
• Jaguar E-Pace Chequered Flag Awd Auto - 94.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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