2008 Mazda Mazda3 1.6

Overview

• Make: Mazda
• Model: Mazda3
• Version: 1.6 Auto FWD Euro 4 5dr (103 bhp)
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 84,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 183 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2008 Mazda Mazda3 is 84,000 miles. Its asking price of £2,999 is £139 above the AskCar estimate of £2,860. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 1,226 Mazda Mazda3 adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert for 38 days. The latest MOT recorded 84,656 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its recorded MOT is valid until 16 August 2027. The seller is Safe Cars, based in Wyboston. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £139 (4%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,860.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 1,226 priced Mazda Mazda3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2008 Mazda Mazda3 with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,200: the median of the 10 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2008 Mazda Mazda3 has been on sale for at least 38 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 25 September 2026 at £2,999. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 16 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 15 August 2026 (offside rear stop lamp(s) not working; nearside front suspension arm ball joint excessively worn) and passed 2 days later, on 17 August 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: front headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both sides; underbody covered all over in underseal; nearside front shock absorbers has light misting of oil.

Mileage at that test: 84,656 miles. The advert says 84,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 19,700 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Mazda Mazda3 on AskCar.