Used car guide

2003 Mazda 6: 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 50% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%) Stands out: rust around suspension or steering mountings 3.9×, sub-frame 4.2×, suspension arm 4.8× 555 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›

Diesel and 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 6 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2023–Too new for MOT data
2022754Tyres 15%
20211,288Tyres 22%
20203,120Tyres 22%
201913,161Tyres 26%
20189,631Tyres 29%
201714,007Tyres 30%
201620,504Brakes 29%
201519,689Tyres 30%
201418,402Suspension 34%
201312,297Suspension 39%
20128,508Brakes 41%
201111,812Brakes 42%
201015,127Brakes 44%
200911,548Suspension 46%
200810,079Suspension 48%
20076,991Suspension 53%
20064,017Suspension 50%
20052,451Suspension 51%
20041,127Suspension 52%
2002228Suspension 53%