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Mazda 323 SE Executive — Reliability by Year

5,741 vehicles · MOT data 1989–1991 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Mazda 323 SE Executive was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1989
68.9% pass rate · 619 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1991
56.9% pass rate · 1,632 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1991
56.9%
105,676 mi 1,632
1990
62.4%
98,535 mi 3,490
1989
68.9%
109,337 mi 619

Which year Mazda 323 SE Executive is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 98,535 miles (newest year) to 109,337 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Mazda 323 SE Executive.

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