Mazda 626 Gxi — Reliability by Year
1,554 vehicles · MOT data 1996–1998 · first-test pass rates
This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Mazda 626 Gxi was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →
Which year Mazda 626 Gxi 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 100,388 miles (newest year) to 110,192 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →
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 626 Gxi.
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