2011 Mazda Cx-7: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.1% of 2011 Mazda Cx-7s pass the MOT first time, measured across 354 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 105,939 miles.

How the 2011 compares

• Against all Mazda Cx-7s (63.5%, 1,293 tests): +0.6 points
• Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -4.6 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mazda Cx-7 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 Cx-7:

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Cx-7

The 2011 sits close to the Mazda Cx-7 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 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 Cx-7 the average at test was 105,939 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.

2011 is the strongest year on record for this model at 64.1%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2010 Mazda Cx-7 - 61.8%

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