MOT Check for MAZDA 3s

The MAZDA 3 makes up 1,696,967 of the overall 10,006,774 MAZDA MOT test results. Select your 3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear ai Occurs:70 times
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) Occurs:153 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:192 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:73 times
Undertray insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:54 times
Undertray likely to become detached aii Occurs:58 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush ai Occurs:48 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:75 times
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:127 times
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:517 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure  Occurs:60 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:146 times
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) Occurs:110 times
Nearside Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:185 times
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:77 times
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking bi Occurs:58 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,899 times
Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:57 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:9,133 times
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:99 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:499 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:88 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:513 times
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:125 times
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated bi Occurs:67 times
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