2005 Mazda 3 1.6L Petrol · OY55 FUA
2005 Mazda 3 (1.6L, petrol). First registered 16 Sept 2005. Recorded mileage 211,498 miles. MOT expired on 14 Sept 2026.
- Make & Model
- MAZDA 3
- Year / Origin
- 2005 · Oxford
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 14 Sept 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 211,498 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Likely ULEZ Compliant (Early Euro 4)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.6L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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OY55 FUA Key Findings
- 27 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 16/09/2025
- 211,498 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 10 historical MOT failures
- 4 defects noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring lighting items (32 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
OY55 FUA MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
27 MOT tests are recorded for this 2005 Mazda 3 (OY55 FUA) between September 2008 and September 2025.
The record contains 17 passes and 10 failures.
The most recent test on 16 September 2025 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 10 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Lighting (32 issues), Tyres (27 issues), Bodywork (11 issues), Suspension (10 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (6 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 65 advisory notices are recorded. Advisories flag items that passed but may need attention before the next test; they are not evidence of how well the vehicle has been serviced.
Recorded failure items include: “Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))”; “Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))”; “Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))”.
OY55 FUA Mileage History
- 15/09/200832,867 mi
- 08/09/200944,976 mi+12,109 mi
- 07/09/201056,916 mi+11,940 mi
- 07/09/201056,916 mi
- 01/09/201170,401 mi+13,485 mi
- 01/09/201170,401 mi
- 30/08/201284,586 mi+14,185 mi
- 30/08/201284,586 mi
- 21/08/201396,332 mi+11,746 mi
- 11/08/2014110,613 mi+14,281 mi
- 17/08/2015124,914 mi+14,301 mi
- 16/08/2016137,324 mi+12,410 mi
- 16/08/2016137,324 mi
- 16/08/2017149,353 mi+12,029 mi
- 16/08/2017149,353 mi
- 20/07/2018159,453 mi+10,100 mi
- 14/08/2019172,365 mi+12,912 mi
- 10/08/2020177,680 mi+5,315 mi
- 12/08/2020177,680 mi
- 03/08/2021183,306 mi+5,626 mi
- 10/08/2021183,401 mi+95 mi
- 08/08/2022193,251 mi+9,850 mi
- 07/08/2023201,817 mi+8,566 mi
- 10/08/2023201,820 mi+3 mi
- 13/08/2024211,221 mi+9,401 mi
- 15/09/2025211,498 mi+277 mi
- 16/09/2025211,498 mi
Average of roughly 10,507 miles per year across 27 recorded odometer readings.
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MOT Roadworthiness: Poor
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- Rear Wheel Arch and Structural Sill CorrosionSerious
The first-generation Mazda 3 BK suffers from inadequate factory corrosion protection and seam sealing in key moisture-trap zones. UK winter road salt, road grit, and damp mud accumulate behind the rear wheel arch lip returns and plastic arch liners, allowing moisture to attack bare steel. Corrosion typically bubbles through the paint along the rear quarter panel arches and spreads into the structural rear inner sills, jacking points, and rear subframe mounting brackets. Advanced corrosion results in severe structural MOT failure, frequently rendering early UK survivors uneconomical to repair unless cut out and welded with fresh metal.
- 1.6 MZ-CD Turbodiesel Oil Feed Carbon Clogging and Turbo FailureSerious
The 1.6-litre MZ-CD common-rail turbodiesel (co-developed with PSA) is notorious across UK used cars for premature turbocharger failure. Leaking copper fuel injector crush washers allow combustion gases to blow past into the engine crankcase, rapidly turning engine oil into sludgy carbon deposits. These carbon particles lodge in the microscopic gauze filter screen housed inside the turbocharger oil feed banjo bolt. Starved of clean oil flow, the turbo bearings overheat, produce a siren-like whine, and rapidly disintegrate, dumping metal shards into the intake and intercooler. A permanent fix requires injector resealing, sump drop, and banjo filter removal.
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