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Mazda MX-5 - 2007

230.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mazda MX-5, model year 2007. Sample size: 8,233 cars, 18,507 tests and 42,739 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 8,233 cars

The 2007 Mazda MX-5 has an overall defect rate of 231 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average of 352 per 100 vehicles for cars of the same year, representing a 35% improvement. Notably, the MX-5 performs exceptionally well in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, showing much healthier statistics compared to the average. In particular, its steering defects are remarkably low at just 2 per 100 vehicles, as opposed to an average of 19. The model does see an increasing trend in defect rates with mileage; however, it remains consistently better than average across all mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 8,233 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 25.5% better
105.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 92.0% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 39.2% better
16.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 60.1% better
41.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 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
▲ 19.8% better
251.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
  • 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 54.9% better
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 48.6% better
5.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 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
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • 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: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 65.6% better
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 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 levels exceed default limits
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 498 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,462
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,610
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,088
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,028
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,649
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,662
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,364
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,362
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,284
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,107

Serious faults (Top 10)

The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 926
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 785
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 634
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 523
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 460
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 309
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 251
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 244