2008 Mazda Mazda3 1.6 Takara

Overview

• Make: Mazda
• Model: Mazda3
• Trim: Takara
• Version: 1.6 Takara Manual FWD Euro 4 5dr (103 bhp)
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 104,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 103 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 162 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2008 Mazda Mazda3 Takara is advertised with 104,000 miles on the clock. The AskCar estimate for this car is £1,817. It is priced at £1,495, which is £322 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,226 Mazda Mazda3 cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 21 days ago. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 104,880 recorded at the latest MOT. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 17 August 2027. It is advertised by Macc Motors in Macclesfield. 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

Good value: £322 (17%) under the AskCar estimate of £1,817.

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 21 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 October 2026 at £1,495. 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 17 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 7 August 2026 (nearside front anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn; nearside front suspension arm ball joint excessively worn) and passed 4 days later, on 11 August 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: offside front vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security; nearside front vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security; offside rear vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security; and 4 more.

Mileage at that test: 104,880 miles. The advert says 104,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2008 Mazda Mazda3 on AskCar.