2004 Mazda 3 2.0L Petrol · WU54 PBX
2004 Mazda 3 (2.0L, petrol). First registered 11 Sept 2004. Recorded mileage 153,998 miles. MOT expired on 30 Apr 2025.
- Make & Model
- MAZDA 3
- Year / Origin
- 2004 · Bristol
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 30 Apr 2025
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 153,998 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Likely ULEZ Compliant (Early Euro 4)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 2.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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WU54 PBX Key Findings
- 22 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 02/05/2024
- 153,998 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 5 historical MOT failures
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
- Recurring lighting items (17 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
WU54 PBX MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
22 MOT tests are recorded for this 2004 Mazda 3 (WU54 PBX) between August 2007 and May 2024.
The record contains 17 passes and 5 failures.
The most recent test on 02 May 2024 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 5 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Lighting (17 issues), Brakes (13 issues), Tyres (6 issues), Suspension (1 issue). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 24 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: “Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i))”; “Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))”; “Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))”.
WU54 PBX Mileage History
- 20/08/200725,828 mi
- 01/09/200831,561 mi+5,733 mi
- 04/09/200936,802 mi+5,241 mi
- 03/09/201043,556 mi+6,754 mi
- 07/09/201152,259 mi+8,703 mi
- 05/09/201260,437 mi+8,178 mi
- 29/08/201368,010 mi+7,573 mi
- 04/09/201477,021 mi+9,011 mi
- 01/09/201585,203 mi+8,182 mi
- 31/08/201694,520 mi+9,317 mi
- 25/08/2017105,306 mi+10,786 mi
- 25/08/2017105,306 mi
- 10/09/2018115,554 mi+10,248 mi
- 10/09/2018115,554 mi
- 05/09/2019124,773 mi+9,219 mi
- 09/09/2020131,726 mi+6,953 mi
- 10/09/2021139,340 mi+7,614 mi
- 14/09/2022145,202 mi+5,862 mi
- 14/09/2022145,202 mi
- 08/09/2023153,989 mi+8,787 mi
- 26/04/2024153,998 mi+9 mi
- 02/05/2024153,998 mi
Average of roughly 7,674 miles per year across 22 recorded odometer readings.
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MOT Roadworthiness: Poor
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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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