MOT Check for MAZDA RX-8s
The MAZDA RX-8 makes up 20,433 of the overall 10,006,774 MAZDA MOT test results. Select your RX-8 model year below to find the specific problems.
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MOT check Some examples of the most common issues are:Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Occurs:94 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:249 times
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:29 times
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:14 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:37 times
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:55 times
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Occurs:230 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:23 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:24 times
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Occurs:13 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:18 times
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) Occurs:13 times
Brakes imbalanced across an axle Occurs:189 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure Occurs:36 times
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:17 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:463 times
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:44 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:12 times
Offside Front position lamp not working Occurs:20 times
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) Occurs:83 times
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:99 times
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:201 times
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:23 times
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