Mitsubishi MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 301,039 MOT tests on Mitsubishi cars from 2023, covering 14 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 301,039 MOT tests on Mitsubishi cars in 2023, 71% passed first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Mitsubishi models with enough tests, the Eclipse did best at 88% and the Space Star did least well at 47%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Mitsubishi models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| L200 | 92,830 | 69% |
| Outlander | 75,775 | 78% |
| Shogun | 33,383 | 66% |
| ASX | 29,671 | 79% |
| Colt | 25,620 | 55% |
| Eclipse | 11,167 | 88% |
| Lancer | 11,087 | 66% |
| Mirage | 11,083 | 83% |
| Pajero | 2,107 | 67% |
| Outlander Exceed CVT | 1,879 | 87% |
| Space Star | 1,859 | 47% |
| Shogun Pinin | 1,689 | 54% |
| Grandis | 1,446 | 53% |
| Delica | 1,443 | 60% |
What Mitsubishi cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics12.5% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension8.9% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes8.5% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility5.1% (all cars 4.8%)
- Body and structure4.8% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres4.4% (all cars 6.4%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.9% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering2.9% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Mitsubishi failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Position lamp: not working 3.8%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.0%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.1%
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 1.5%
- Stop lamp: not working 1.5%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 1.4%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.4%
- Rear fog lamp: not working 1.3%
Check a particular Mitsubishi
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.