2020 Mazda 3 2.0L Petrol · EO70 HRP

The 2020 Mazda 3 holds a current MOT certificate issued on 30 March 2026, valid until March 2027, having passed at 39,018 miles. The maintenance trend is broadly stable but reveals a recurring pattern of front brake wear that warrants attention. In the most recent test, the tester flagged front brake pads wearing thin and noted both front brake discs were worn, though not excessively. Rear brake pads were also flagged as wearing thin. This is not a new problem. The car has a clean MOT record for 2023 and 2024, yet the 2025 test highlighted both front tyres worn close to the legal limit and wearing on their outer edges. Failing twice on front-end consumables within a short window suggests either spirited driving habits or a lack of proactive suspension and alignment checks. The mileage accumulation is consistent with typical use for a six-year-old vehicle. The car covered roughly 11,777 miles between the September 2023 test at 12,169 miles and the April 2025 test at 24,982 miles, then added another 14,036 miles by the March 2026 test at 39,018 miles. This indicates the vehicle has been driven more frequently in the last two years, which explains the accelerated wear on brakes and tyres. There are no suspicious mileage gaps or reversals in the record, and the annualised average of approximately 6,500 miles sits squarely within normal parameters for a car of this age. A buyer should inspect the front suspension geometry carefully. Outer edge wear on both front tyres, as flagged in April 2025, often points to excessive negative camber or worn suspension bushes and tracking misalignment. If the tyres were replaced after that advisory, the root cause may not have been addressed. The repeated advisories on front brake pads and discs across the March 2026 test suggest the braking system is being worked hard. A physical inspection should check disc thickness, pad material remaining, and caliper slide pins for any sign of binding. The rear brake pads were also noted as wearing thin at the most recent test, so a full brake assessment is advisable. Structurally, the record shows no corrosion or chassis-related defects, which is reassuring for a vehicle approaching six years old. The MOT history is clean, but the pattern of front-end wear tells a story of a car that has been driven briskly without quite enough preventative maintenance.