# Mitsubishi Colt MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mitsubishi Colt passes its MOT first time 54% of the time, from 19,641 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 54%
- MOT tests analysed: 19,641 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 16,028 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 491 | 64% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1,386 | 63% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1,552 | 62% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 2,361 | 56% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 3,407 | 54% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 2,933 | 51% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 490 | 48% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2,328 | 50% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 473 | 50% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 1,909 | 52% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 171 | 42% |
| 2006 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 1,329 | 53% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 128 | 45% |
| 2005 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 295 | 53% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 50% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 61 (few mots) | 67% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 43% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 43% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 35 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 39% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 0% |

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