Mazda 2 - 2009
325.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mazda 2, model year 2009.
Sample size: 12,257 cars, 28,101 tests and 91,322 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 12,257 cars
The 2009 Mazda 2 has an overall defect rate of 325 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the yearly average of 310. Notably, it performs better than average in the categories of Body/Structure, Equipment, and Other, with defects in these areas being significantly lower than those typically found in cars of the same year. However, it shows higher-than-average issues with Steering and Lights & Electrics, indicating potential reliability concerns in these categories. Mileage trends reveal that as the cars age, the defect rate increases, particularly beyond 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,257 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 7.9% worse
126.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 67.5% worse
27.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 16.7% worse
27.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 47.1% worse
119.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 2.6% better
291.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 31.3% better
28.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 39.8% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 30.2% better
24.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,733
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,146
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,709
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,065
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,146
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,544
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,401
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,855
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,769
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,668
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,769
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,541
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,460
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,367
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,217
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,045
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 907
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 833
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 769
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 748