Used car guide

2006 Mazda 5: 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 45% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: exhaust system 2.1×, sub-frame 2.8×, rust around suspension or steering mountings 2.9× 1,831 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 51% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: ball joint 3.3×, sub-frame 3.2×, headlights 2× 181 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 5 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2016–Too few tests
20152,059Suspension 41%
20141,746Suspension 41%
20132,264Suspension 50%
20122,360Suspension 51%
20112,409Suspension 56%
20104,258Suspension 58%
20093,786Suspension 62%
20085,524Suspension 62%
20074,648Suspension 66%
2005526Suspension 63%