MAZDA MX-51998 · 1.8L PETROL
Vehicle Insight Summary
Free vehicle summary for R519 KAF: 1998 MAZDA MX-5 (BLUE, PETROL). Mileage: 88,358. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Year
- 1998
- Engine
- 1830cc
This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.
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Full MOT History
MOT data last updated: 7/21/2026, 8:03:41 AM
Checking the history for this 1998 Mazda Mx-5 (R519 KAF), we found 5 MOT results in the period of October 2012 to April 2015.
Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (13 issues), Suspension (6 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 12 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear rear brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)”; “Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”; “Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”.
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