Certificate of conformity by make Mazda

Mazda centralises its data at European level and responds properly across the recent range: Mazda2, Mazda3, CX-5 and CX-30 make for uneventful files.

The MX-5 is the model that demands the most attention. Four generations, a large number of special editions with specific equipment, and above all a significant share of examples imported from Japan — the early-generation Eunos Roadster in particular — which do not fall under the European certificate of conformity. On older European models, the ten-years-after-manufacture rule applies and governs whether a duplicate can be issued.

The simplest file is a CX-5 or Mazda3 bought in Germany or Belgium: recent file, consistent answer from the manufacturer, no particular difficulty. The trickiest is almost always an MX-5. On that model we first check the generation and origin: the early generations include many examples imported from Japan, sold there under a different name, which do not fall under the European certificate. We then check the date of manufacture, since many of these cars are well past ten years. Finally, the special editions — numerous on this model — carry equipment and tyre sizes that differ from the standard version of the same model year.

Mazda requests are usually handled by the brand’s European organisation, which centralises type-approval data.

Where to find the chassis number (VIN) on a Mazda

A certificate covers one vehicle only, identified by its chassis number (VIN). The safest place to read it is field E of the foreign registration document. On a Mazda, it also appears:

• at the base of the windscreen, driver’s side, readable from outside
• on the manufacturer’s plate on the driver’s door pillar
• under the boot floor mat, near the spare wheel well

A VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q: mistaking one for a 1 or a 0 is enough to send the search astray.

Most frequently imported Mazda models

The Mazda vehicles we handle most often come from Germany, from Belgium and from the Netherlands.

The requests we receive mostly concern:

• Mazda Mazda2
• Mazda Mazda3
• Mazda Mazda6
• Mazda CX-3
• Mazda CX-5
• Mazda CX-30
• Mazda MX-5

The rest of the EU-approved Mazda range is handled the same way.

Mazda and the eCOC: what changes in 2026

Since 5 July 2026, Mazda has been sending conformity data for its new vehicles to the approval authorities in eCOC format. Your used Mazda is not affected: you need the ordinary COC, issued exactly as before. Paper and printouts of the eCOC remain accepted until 29 November 2026 at the latest. Understand the eCOC.