UK vehicle statistics / Mazda
How many Mazda cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 576,441 licensed and 80,398 SORN Mazda vehicles in the UK, across 28 published model groups. That means 1 in 8 surviving Mazda is currently off the road.
Looking at a Mazda?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Mazda fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Mazda model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 580,565 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 576,441 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 80,398 are declared SORN — 1 in 8 of the 656,839 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Mazda MOT pass rate
In 2024, 72% of 464,373 Mazda MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Mazda model groups:
- Suspension Arms — 3.9% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Condition — 3.1% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Position Lamps — 2.6% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Headlamp Aim — 2.1% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
See every model on the Mazda MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Suspension Arms — 3.9% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Condition — 3.1% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Position Lamps — 2.6% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Headlamp Aim — 2.1% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Check the actual Mazda — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Mazda models
The published Mazda model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- MPV — 36 licensed, 163 SORN
- 121 — 38 licensed, 209 SORN
- Xedos — 39 licensed, 213 SORN
- Tribute — 57 licensed, 249 SORN
- MPS — 123 licensed, 209 SORN
Every Mazda model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 140,291 | 4,645 |
| MX-5 | 79,773 | 36,823 |
| 3 | 109,371 | 6,032 |
| CX-5 | 94,275 | 1,867 |
| 6 | 51,492 | 10,188 |
| CX-30 | 43,823 | 257 |
| CX-3 | 24,677 | 209 |
| CX-60 | 10,206 | 69 |
| 5 | 7,384 | 1,817 |
| RX-8 | 1,847 | 5,883 |
| MX-30 | 6,476 | 90 |
| B Series | 1,897 | 2,331 |
| 323 | 815 | 3,128 |
| RX-7 | 454 | 1,653 |
| 626 | 199 | 1,080 |
| CX-80 Exclusive-Line D Mhev A | 1,208 | 34 |
| CX-7 | 754 | 484 |
| Demio | 462 | 590 |
| Eunos | 273 | 526 |
| E Series | 152 | 457 |
| Premacy | 116 | 480 |
| MX-3 | 117 | 448 |
| MX-6 | 86 | 264 |
| MPS | 123 | 209 |
| Tribute | 57 | 249 |
| Xedos | 39 | 213 |
| 121 | 38 | 209 |
| MPV | 36 | 163 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Mazda cars are left in the UK?
576,441 Mazda vehicles were licensed and 80,398 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 28 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Mazda is rarest?
Of the published Mazda model groups, the MPV has the smallest surviving population at 36 licensed and 163 SORN.
Is the Mazda fleet shrinking?
Licensed numbers peaked at 580,565 in 2025 Q2 and stand at 576,441 in 2026 Q1, down 1%. That is up 4% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 80,398 are declared SORN — 1 in 8 of the 656,839 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Mazda MOT pass rate?
72% of 464,373 class-4 initial MOT tests on Mazda cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.
What do Mazda cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Mazda model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are suspension arms (3.9% of tests), condition (3.1% of tests), position lamps (2.6% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Mazda population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.