2009 Mazda 2: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 52.5% to 54.4% (±1.0 points).

• 2009 Mazda 253.4%
• All vehicles first used in 200958.3%

That is 4.9 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2009 (58.3%). These cars were about 16 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2009 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2009, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.2×), suspension (1.2×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.4×), tyres (1.1×) and steering (2.1×), and less common in brakes (0.6×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.8×) and body, chassis, structure (0.6×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2009.

1. Lights and electrics24.7 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 19.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
2. Suspension21.3 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 17.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
3. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors9.4 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
4. Tyres8.3 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 7.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
5. Steering6.8 in 100 tests2.1× compared with 3.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
6. Brakes6.2 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 10.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
7. Noise, emissions, leaks4.6 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 5.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
8. Body, chassis, structure4.1 in 100 tests0.6× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
9. Seat belts and airbags1.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2009

All vehicles first used in 2009: the 159 models in our data, 1,144,241 tests (94.3% of all 1,213,829 tests on vehicles first used in 2009). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2009 Mazda 2

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Mazda 2 years

• 2010 Mazda 254.5%
• 2011 Mazda 259.2%
• 2016 Mazda 278.4%

Other cars first used in 2009

• 2009 Ford Fiesta53.8%
• 2009 Vauxhall Corsa54.6%
• 2009 Ford Focus55.7%
• 2009 Volkswagen Golf62.0%
• 2009 MINI Hatch61.1%