MOT Check for MAZDA MAZDA3s

The MAZDA MAZDA3 makes up 5,108 of the overall 10,006,774 MAZDA MOT test results. Select your MAZDA3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:1,714 times
Position lamp not working both front (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:121 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:658 times
Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) Occurs:74 times
Central Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a)) Occurs:75 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:259 times
Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:247 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:69 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:48 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:213 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:102 times
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:377 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:132 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:49 times
Offside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:460 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Occurs:209 times
Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:75 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Rear  Occurs:230 times
Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:47 times
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play  Occurs:152 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Occurs:1,406 times
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing ai Occurs:158 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases a Occurs:168 times
Upper Stop lamp not working  Occurs:121 times
Offside Rear Braking system leaking  Occurs:116 times
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