Used car guide

2010 Mazda 3: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 59% pass first time (all 2010 cars: 60%) Stands out: ball joint 3×, sub-frame 3×, suspension arm 3.3× 19,626 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 56% pass first time (all 2010 cars: 60%) Stands out: ball joint 3.3×, sub-frame 3.2×, anti-roll bar link joints 3.1× 4,922 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Mazda 3 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023135Tyres 16%
20222,706Tyres 23%
20218,118Tyres 24%
202012,770Tyres 23%
201913,139Tyres 28%
201820,829Brakes 30%
201724,435Brakes 33%
201631,505Brakes 33%
201535,050Brakes 34%
201424,941Brakes 34%
201315,251Suspension 39%
201214,682Suspension 47%
201116,029Suspension 49%
200922,244Suspension 55%
200818,433Suspension 60%
200715,259Suspension 61%
200611,298Suspension 60%
20057,860Suspension 60%
20042,286Suspension 59%
2003–Too few tests