Mazda 3

Made 1900–2023 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
49.3%
±0.8 pp
n = 15,653
Annual mileage (median)
9,006 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
50.7%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 15,653

49.3% of Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 15,653, all years of manufacture). 2,316 Mazda 3 cars are registered in Lithuania (0.2% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 16.3 years. Of the 17 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2019 do best (84.3%) and those made in 2004 worst (42.2%). A typical one covers 9,006 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
Mazda 3: Pass rate by year of manufacture442003424220054546200749482009546220115967201372672015667420178184201990
Chart data: Mazda 3: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
200343.8%36.3–51.5%
200442.2%40.0–44.3%
200542.4%40.4–44.4%
200645.2%43.4–47.1%
200746.2%44.2–48.1%
200849.2%46.8–51.6%
200947.7%44.2–51.2%
201054.1%50.6–57.5%
201162.4%57.8–66.9%
201259.4%53.2–65.4%
201367.2%60.0–73.8%
201472.5%67.9–76.6%
201566.6%61.7–71.1%
201666.3%60.2–71.9%
201774.3%67.8–79.8%
201881.0%74.6–86.2%
201984.3%76.9–89.6%
202090.3%75.1–96.7%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
Mazda 3: Mileage by age100k200k300k152,229 km · 11 yrs5 yrs10 yrs15 yrs20 yrs
Chart data: Mazda 3: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
2 yrs20,441 km37,840 km52,003 km
3 yrs29,233 km40,826 km54,202 km
4 yrs43,390 km59,619 km83,088 km
5 yrs48,340 km66,864 km89,710 km
6 yrs63,872 km92,582 km123,779 km
7 yrs67,532 km93,389 km130,631 km
8 yrs82,567 km122,750 km161,517 km
9 yrs85,808 km121,234 km168,674 km
10 yrs107,717 km157,001 km197,870 km
11 yrs107,933 km152,229 km200,090 km
12 yrs130,117 km175,970 km217,480 km
13 yrs123,694 km169,054 km219,207 km
14 yrs147,945 km198,479 km241,721 km
15 yrs135,710 km181,554 km233,769 km
16 yrs158,521 km209,887 km256,392 km
17 yrs142,672 km190,555 km242,624 km
18 yrs168,969 km219,084 km263,560 km
19 yrs150,551 km199,455 km250,349 km
20 yrs171,623 km215,520 km260,731 km

CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.6% over the limit · n = 9,268
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.82 m⁻¹
30.4% over the limit · n = 5,445

Inspection verdicts

Mazda 3, n = 15,653
Mazda 3: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Mazda 3: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects23.0%
Minor defects26.3%
Major defects49.9%
Dangerous defects0.8%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
2,316
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.2%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
16.3 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
Mazda 3: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: Mazda 3: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel38.4%
Petrol49.6%
Petrol + LPG3.9%
Petrol hybrid8.1%
Inspected
Mazda 3: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: Mazda 3: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel38.1%
Petrol53.1%
Petrol + LPG8.3%
Petrol hybrid0.6%
Mazda 3: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel38.4%38.1%
Petrol49.6%53.1%
Petrol + LPG3.9%8.3%
Petrol hybrid8.1%0.6%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2023n = 1 · too few
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2021n = 14 · too few
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2020 31
90.3%
75.1–96.7%
2019 full stats127
84.3%
76.9–89.6%
2018 full stats174
81.0%
74.6–86.2%
2017 full stats202
74.3%
67.8–79.8%
2016 full stats249
66.3%
60.2–71.9%
2015 full stats386
66.6%
61.7–71.1%
2014 full stats403
72.5%
67.9–76.6%
2013 full stats174
67.2%
60.0–73.8%
2012 full stats244
59.4%
53.2–65.4%
2011 full stats434
62.4%
57.8–66.9%
2010 full stats806
54.1%
50.6–57.5%
2009 full stats774
47.7%
44.2–51.2%
2008 full stats1,732
49.2%
46.8–51.6%
2007 full stats2,469
46.2%
44.2–48.1%
2006 full stats2,784
45.2%
43.4–47.1%
2005 full stats2,435
42.4%
40.4–44.4%
2004 full stats2,011
42.2%
40.0–44.3%
2003 full stats160
43.8%
36.3–51.5%
1900n = 7 · too few
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