Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 184 −7.1% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 59 Off the road, not taxed
• Still registered 82.4% Other Mazda MX-5 versions 54.5%
• Peak year 2006 287 licensed
• Share of Mazda MX-5s 0.2% of those licensed or SORN
• Declared off the road 24.3% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions are left in Great Britain?

There were 184 Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 59 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 35.9% lower than its peak of 287 in 2006.

How many Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions have survived?

82.4% of the Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mazda MX-5 first registered in the same years, the figure is 54.5%, so Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.

Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 158 Mazda MX-5 Launch Editions licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.7% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.

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 MX-5 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Mazda MX-5 MOT reliability

In 2025, 74.8% of Mazda MX-5 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 65.8% of the time, so the Mazda MX-5 does better than average for its age, by 9.0 points.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Mazda MX-5s tested, the Launch Edition among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Mazda MX-5 page.