Mazda CX-7 - 2012
239.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mazda CX-7, model year 2012.
Sample size: 140 cars, 313 tests and 751 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 140 cars
The 2012 Mazda CX-7 has a slightly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 240 defects per 100 vehicles against the average of 246. Notably, the CX-7 excels in visibility, body structure, and equipment categories, showing significantly fewer issues than the average, particularly in equipment where it recorded no defects at all. However, it has a higher incidence of steering defects, almost double the average, indicating a potential concern in this area. Mileage trends reveal that defect rates increase with higher mileages, particularly after 93,000 miles, aligning with typical patterns observed in older vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 140 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 5.2% better
98.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 122.7% worse
29.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▲ 26.6% better
14.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 4.2% worse
64.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.3% better
236.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 43.9% better
14.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 5.1% better
22.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 114
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 38
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 29
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 28
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 20
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 5