MOT fail rates by first-use year

2018 Mitsubishi L200 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Mitsubishi L200 cars first used in 2018 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 32,309 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 7 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=7,720)20.2%

All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%

Difference−0.5 pts

MOT tests of 2018 cars, 2022 to 202532,309

What stands out

In 2025, at 7 years old, Mitsubishi L200 cars first used in 2018 failed 20.2% of MOTs (7,720 tests), about the same as the 20.6% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 4 to 7 years old, the fail rate moved from 16.4% to 20.2%.
Mitsubishi L200 cars first used a year earlier, in 2017, failed 20.4% at the same age of 7 years (8,189 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Mitsubishi L200 at 7 years, is rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded, at 2.5 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.1).

MOT fail rate by test year

Mitsubishi L200 cars first used in 2018: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	4 years	16.4%	8,441	13.4%	+3.1 pts
2023	5 years	17.4%	8,192	15.3%	+2.1 pts
2024	6 years	17.9%	7,956	17.8%	+0.1 pts
2025	7 years	20.2%	7,720	20.6%	−0.5 pts

Most common faults at 7 years

These figures cover all Mitsubishi L200 MOTs at 7 years: cars first used 2015 to 2018, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=29,790). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	2.8	2.0
Side/position light not working Wear	2.7	0.8
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded	2.5	0.1
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	2.0	1.7
Rear fog lamp: not working Wear	1.8	0.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	1.6	2.2
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear	1.3	1.0
Headlight aimed too high Wear	1.2	0.6
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Wear	1.2	0.6
Brake light not working Wear	0.9	0.9

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=29,790). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	13.0	0.9
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	12.9	15.0
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	8.4	9.0
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	5.0	8.0
Windscreen: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view	2.9	1.9
Anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	2.9	0.2
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	2.7	1.4
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	2.6	8.9
Shock absorbers: has slight external damage to the casing	1.9	0.1
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.6	2.4

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=29,790). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 7 years

These figures cover all Mitsubishi L200 MOTs at 7 years: cars first used 2015 to 2018, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=29,790). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	100.0%	21.5%	29,788	22.1%	69,066 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 7 years

These figures cover all Mitsubishi L200 MOTs at 7 years: cars first used 2015 to 2018, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=29,790). At 7 years, Mitsubishi L200 cars at 120,000 to 150,000 miles failed more often (28.8%, n=1,655) than those at under 30,000 miles (12.7%, n=1,527). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	12.7%	1,527	12.7%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	17.1%	9,364	19.2%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	22.3%	11,325	24.2%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	27.2%	5,211	28.0%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	28.8%	1,655	29.0%

Car tax rules for a 2018 car

Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Diesel cars first registered from September 2015 usually meet Euro 6, the diesel standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Mitsubishi L200

2017 Mitsubishi L200 2019 Mitsubishi L200

Other Mitsubishi models first used in 2018

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Mitsubishi Outlander (2018)	7 years in 2025	15.4%	10,845	20.6%
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (2018)	7 years in 2025	14.4%	5,551	20.6%
Mitsubishi ASX (2018)	7 years in 2025	15.9%	2,201	20.6%
Mitsubishi Shogun (2018)	7 years in 2025	18.8%	1,135	20.6%
Mitsubishi Mirage (2018)	7 years in 2025	17.1%	1,030	20.6%

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 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.