MOT Check for MAZDA MX-3s

The MAZDA MX-3 makes up 20,988 of the overall 10,006,774 MAZDA MOT test results. Select your MX-3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:17 times
Nearside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:17 times
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:23 times
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking  Occurs:20 times
Nearside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:17 times
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means  Occurs:33 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:83 times
Registration plate lamp issues Occurs:1,752 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:39 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration  Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:13 times
Offside Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:32 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:47 times
Front brake application uneven Occurs:138 times
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:54 times
Brake pedal spongy  Occurs:42 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:125 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:49 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:46 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing  Occurs:33 times
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:22 times
brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened  Occurs:16 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:53 times
Offside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:315 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:53 times
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