Mazda Premacy
Registered from 1999 to 2017.
About this model
The Mazda Premacy is a passenger minivan that was built by the Japanese manufacturer Mazda from 1999 to 2018.
From the Wikipedia article Mazda Premacy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 1.8 petrol. 29 of 85 tests failed, 34%.
Better than 4% of 2001 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 463 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 55% | 16 |
| Lights and electrics | 34% | 10 |
| Tyres and wheels | 28% | 8 |
| Visibility | 28% | 8 |
| Body and structure | 21% | 6 |
| Brakes | 17% | 5 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A tyre seriously damaged
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 93% of 2001 cars — 28% of its 29 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 11%.
- Visibility: failed more often than 91% of 2001 cars — 28% of its 29 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 12%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 55% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Tyres and wheels — 28% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 17% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 34% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 28% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 21% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired