Mx-5
Mazda · on record 1994 to 2025
DECLINING
Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.
79,572
licensed vehicles
2025 census
2025 census
81.7% of the peak fleet remains licensed
36,872
declared SORN
total surviving
peak 97,371 in 2014 · −2,312 vehicles a year, five year trend
Population history
Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. Filters apply to the population, MOT and registration figures together.
Licensed
SORN
Latest census observation
At the average decline recorded over the latest five years, the licensed fleet would reach zero around 2059.
Illustrative projection only; vehicle populations rarely decline linearly. Late fleets typically flatten as surviving examples enter preservation.
Inside the surviving fleet
AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.
First registrations by year
When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.
New registrations
Vehicles first registered each year. A fleet still being sold shows here; a finished one shows only imports.
MOT reliability
DVSA test results for this family, 2005 to 2025.
Pass rate by year
| Failure reason | Failures | Share of all tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 25,316 | 3.1% |
| 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 | 23,318 | 2.8% |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 22,409 | 2.7% |
| The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired | 17,479 | 2.1% |
| Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view | 15,845 | 1.9% |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 15,554 | 1.9% |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 14,197 | 1.7% |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 12,150 | 1.5% |
Counted across every recorded test, 2005 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.
Where the Mx-5 remains
Based on MOT test locations, 2025. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.
| Postcode area | Vehicles tested | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2,082 | 84% |
| BS | 1,928 | 78% |
| TN | 1,899 | 80% |
| PO | 1,869 | 80% |
| S | 1,851 | 83% |
| CV | 1,836 | 83% |
| RG | 1,811 | 84% |
| GU | 1,782 | 79% |
| PE | 1,691 | 82% |
| NR | 1,685 | 81% |
| GL | 1,665 | 79% |
| SO | 1,623 | 81% |
| BN | 1,600 | 77% |
| NG | 1,598 | 80% |
| LE | 1,545 | 82% |
| IP | 1,541 | 81% |
| BH | 1,506 | 80% |
| NN | 1,456 | 80% |
| RH | 1,434 | 81% |
| DE | 1,369 | 84% |
| OX | 1,345 | 78% |
| CH | 1,335 | 78% |
| EX | 1,311 | 77% |
| CM | 1,282 | 85% |
| BA | 1,216 | 78% |
| CF | 1,182 | 79% |
| NE | 1,162 | 82% |
| PL | 1,133 | 77% |
| SA | 1,126 | 77% |
| ME | 1,111 | 84% |
| MK | 1,087 | 81% |
| HP | 1,078 | 82% |
| YO | 1,070 | 79% |
| SK | 1,051 | 80% |
| ST | 1,048 | 79% |
| DN | 1,021 | 82% |
| KT | 948 | 86% |
| SG | 947 | 84% |
| SN | 937 | 79% |
| WR | 916 | 80% |
| CB | 910 | 83% |
| CO | 902 | 83% |
| PR | 891 | 83% |
| TA | 867 | 79% |
| EH | 859 | 77% |
| LL | 831 | 77% |
| LS | 826 | 76% |
| G | 812 | 77% |
| CT | 799 | 78% |
| CW | 793 | 81% |
| WA | 785 | 83% |
| NP | 781 | 81% |
| SS | 760 | 86% |
| M | 746 | 81% |
| TR | 719 | 73% |
| SY | 712 | 80% |
| WF | 700 | 84% |
| SP | 687 | 78% |
| TQ | 686 | 77% |
| TS | 672 | 81% |
| DY | 671 | 83% |
| DT | 638 | 82% |
| SL | 621 | 85% |
| LN | 609 | 77% |
| BD | 606 | 83% |
| BB | 603 | 83% |
| DL | 596 | 81% |
| L | 541 | 80% |
| WV | 536 | 88% |
| TW | 535 | 86% |
| LA | 531 | 82% |
| HU | 513 | 79% |
| AB | 504 | 74% |
| WS | 500 | 80% |
| BR | 496 | 86% |
| WD | 488 | 85% |
| CA | 478 | 78% |
| DA | 461 | 87% |
| AL | 460 | 81% |
| HR | 459 | 80% |
| LU | 448 | 83% |
| TF | 442 | 80% |
| HD | 408 | 79% |
| BL | 400 | 80% |
| CR | 396 | 83% |
| KY | 396 | 74% |
| KA | 380 | 79% |
| FY | 375 | 78% |
| DH | 364 | 79% |
| HG | 358 | 82% |
| EN | 337 | 82% |
| WN | 335 | 83% |
| OL | 333 | 80% |
| SE | 323 | 86% |
| FK | 306 | 77% |
| IV | 299 | 77% |
| PA | 286 | 75% |
| RM | 281 | 85% |
| SW | 274 | 76% |
| ML | 255 | 82% |
| DD | 254 | 78% |
| E | 248 | 86% |
| HX | 244 | 80% |
| PH | 242 | 76% |
| N | 234 | 83% |
| IG | 213 | 87% |
| UB | 205 | 86% |
| NW | 196 | 83% |
| HA | 194 | 87% |
| SM | 178 | 85% |
| DG | 164 | 79% |
| TD | 142 | 76% |
| SR | 139 | 80% |
| W | 103 | 81% |
| LD | 103 | 72% |
| KW | 43 | 81% |
| HS | 20 | 80% |
| ZE | 11 | 73% |
| XX | 4 | 100% |
How this record was calculated
LATEST CENSUS2025
POPULATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0220 quarterly
HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2025
FAMILY DEFINITIONMAZDA MX-5
PROCESSED20 Jul 2026
Full methodology
Population figures count vehicles recorded as licensed or SORN in the DVLA quarterly extract. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Vehicles are grouped into this family by the DVLA GenModel key shown above, with routing rules for known inconsistencies.
Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.
MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.