Car statistics
Mazda 6 MPS statistics
How many Mazda 6 MPS cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the MPS compares with other versions of the Mazda 6. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Mazda 6.
- Licensed in Great Britain 122 −10.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 282 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 37.4% Other Mazda 6 versions 16.3%
- Peak year 2009 1,039 licensed
- Share of Mazda 6s 0.7% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 69.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mazda 6 MPS cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 122 Mazda 6 MPS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 282 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 88.3% lower than its peak of 1,039 in 2009. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 69.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Mazda 6 MPS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45 | – |
| 2006 | 701 | – |
| 2007 | 1,000 | 35 |
| 2008 | 1,032 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1,039 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1,003 | 19 |
| 2011 | 982 | 22 |
| 2012 | 955 | 29 |
| 2013 | 911 | 30 |
| 2014 | 858 | 41 |
| 2015 | 776 | 71 |
| 2016 | 709 | 97 |
| 2017 | 618 | 131 |
| 2018 | 523 | 177 |
| 2019 | 427 | 204 |
| 2020 | 339 | 235 |
| 2021 | 292 | 247 |
| 2022 | 255 | 257 |
| 2023 | 197 | 286 |
| 2024 | 147 | 293 |
| 2025 | 126 | 282 |
| 2026 | 122 | 282 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Mazda 6 MPS cars have survived?
37.4% of the Mazda 6 MPS cars first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mazda 6 first registered in the same years, the figure is 16.3%, so Mazda 6 MPS cars are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 8 other versions of the Mazda 6 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mazda 6 MPS | 37.4% |
| Other Mazda 6 versions of the same age | 16.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Mazda 6 MPS registrations over time
Registrations of Mazda 6 MPS cars for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 737 in 2006. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’05 | 46 |
| ’06 | 737 |
| ’07 | 288 |
| ’08 | 2 |
| ’09 | 4 |
| ’10 | 1 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 2 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Mazda 6 MPS engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 126 Mazda 6 MPS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.2% have an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,201cc to 2,300cc 125 licensed | 99.2% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.8% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Mazda 6 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Mazda 6 MOT reliability
In 2025, 69.2% of Mazda 6 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 70.3% of the time, so the Mazda 6 does worse than average for its age, by 1.1 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Mazda 6s tested, the MPS among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Mazda 6 page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mazda 6 vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Mazda 6 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 91.2% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 89.8% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 84.6% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 73.7% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 64.5% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 56.3% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 53.2% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Suspension is the most common reason a Mazda 6 fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 39.3% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 33.4% |
| Brakes | 31.9% |
| Tyres | 18.6% |
| Visibility | 13.1% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.4% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Mazda 6
Versions of the Mazda 6 with their own page. The Mazda 6 page covers all 48,524 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda 6 Takuya | 1,526 | 175 | 56.9% |
| Mazda 6 MPS | 122 | 282 | 37.4% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 404 Mazda 6 MPS records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 56,476 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “6 MPS”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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