2005 Mazda 3 1.3L Petrol · YX55 OFK
2005 Mazda 3 (1.3L, petrol). First registered 12 Sept 2005. Recorded mileage 114,131 miles. MOT expired on 28 Sept 2024.
- Make & Model
- MAZDA 3
- Year / Origin
- 2005 · Beverley / Hull
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 28 Sept 2024
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 114,131 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Likely ULEZ Compliant (Early Euro 4)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.3L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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YX55 OFK Key Findings
- 25 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 30/09/2023
- 114,131 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 9 historical MOT failures
- 4 defects noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring lighting items (24 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
YX55 OFK MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
25 MOT tests are recorded for this 2005 Mazda 3 (YX55 OFK) between July 2008 and September 2023.
The record contains 16 passes and 9 failures.
The most recent test on 30 September 2023 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 9 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Lighting (24 issues), Tyres (19 issues), Brakes (12 issues), Windscreen (7 issues), Suspension (7 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 46 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 Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))”; “Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 195/65/15 (5.2.3 (d) (i”; “Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))”.
YX55 OFK Mileage History
- 30/07/200820,486 mi
- 20/07/200924,891 mi+4,405 mi
- 20/07/200924,891 mi
- 27/07/201029,857 mi+4,966 mi
- 27/07/201137,523 mi+7,666 mi
- 27/07/201137,523 mi
- 28/07/201243,649 mi+6,126 mi
- 27/07/201349,410 mi+5,761 mi
- 27/07/201349,410 mi
- 08/08/201455,016 mi+5,606 mi
- 06/08/201562,099 mi+7,083 mi
- 06/08/201562,099 mi
- 05/08/201669,010 mi+6,911 mi
- 04/08/201775,749 mi+6,739 mi
- 22/08/201883,807 mi+8,058 mi
- 23/08/201883,807 mi
- 20/08/201988,465 mi+4,658 mi
- 17/08/202092,619 mi+4,154 mi
- 17/08/202092,620 mi+1 mi
- 19/08/202196,408 mi+3,788 mi
- 06/09/202196,409 mi+1 mi
- 27/08/2022101,047 mi+4,638 mi
- 29/08/2022101,218 mi+171 mi
- 30/09/2023114,131 mi+12,913 mi
- 30/09/2023114,131 mi
Average of roughly 6,174 miles per year across 25 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Mazda Mazda 3 (BK)
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MOT Roadworthiness: Below Average
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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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