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Mitsubishi L200 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Mitsubishi L200 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 356,000 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=31,895)18.0%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test60,732
All cars, median mileage44,951

204 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Mitsubishi L200 fails 14.1% of MOTs (17,004 tests), 2.0 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 23 years it fails 43.9% (1,606 tests), 4.3 points above the 39.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 13 years: 6.2 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded, at 2.6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 23 years 51.1%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Mitsubishi L200: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years14.1%17,00412.1%+2.0 pts32,392 miles
4 years16.0%25,33313.4%+2.6 pts42,637 miles
5 years16.7%30,39815.3%+1.4 pts51,884 miles
6 years18.0%31,89517.8%+0.2 pts60,732 miles
7 years21.5%29,79020.6%+0.9 pts69,066 miles
8 years25.0%26,67123.8%+1.2 pts76,958 miles
9 years29.8%22,35127.1%+2.7 pts84,495 miles
10 years35.1%18,52830.3%+4.8 pts91,465 miles
11 years38.5%16,39433.3%+5.2 pts100,775 miles
12 years41.5%15,51736.0%+5.6 pts110,190 miles
13 years44.5%14,11238.3%+6.2 pts116,959 miles
14 years45.9%13,71140.3%+5.6 pts122,977 miles
15 years46.5%14,33641.6%+4.9 pts126,009 miles
16 years46.4%16,74442.6%+3.8 pts129,465 miles
17 years45.8%16,90243.1%+2.7 pts127,773 miles
18 years44.7%15,62743.3%+1.5 pts126,711 miles
19 years44.8%12,59743.2%+1.6 pts125,848 miles
20 years43.8%8,23342.8%+1.0 pts122,775 miles
21 years43.1%5,18642.1%+1.0 pts123,520 miles
22 years43.5%3,06541.0%+2.5 pts126,739 miles
23 years43.9%1,60639.6%+4.3 pts129,767 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major2.6
Anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Major1.3

Out of 31,895 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.2
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.5
Headlight aimed too high Major2.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous2
Side/position light not working Major1.7
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major1.3
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major1.1
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major0.8

Out of 31,895 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Mitsubishi Outlander14.6%39,94117.8%
Mitsubishi Asx13.4%11,06417.8%
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross13.7%9,75617.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200221 years in 202343.9%1,03242.1%
200322 years in 202542.8%1,26841.0%
200421 years in 202543.4%1,81742.1%
200520 years in 202542.3%2,42442.8%
200619 years in 202544.2%4,08643.2%
200718 years in 202545.5%3,40443.3%
200817 years in 202545.7%2,24243.1%
200916 years in 202546.5%2,11842.6%
201015 years in 202545.3%3,24941.6%
201114 years in 202544.0%3,73040.3%
201213 years in 202541.8%2,66938.3%
201312 years in 202539.7%3,50436.0%
201411 years in 202536.3%4,48133.3%
201510 years in 202532.7%6,35630.3%
20169 years in 202524.2%6,47927.1%
20178 years in 202521.4%7,92923.8%
20187 years in 202520.2%7,72020.6%
20196 years in 202517.9%8,59717.8%
20205 years in 202515.5%4,65415.3%
20214 years in 202514.3%2,60313.4%

More on the Mitsubishi L200

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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