Mitsubishi Delicia MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Delicias passed their MOT first time 43% of the time across 30 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 30 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

43%

MOTs analysed

30

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2005 diesel

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 151,159 (most between 131,756 and 172,943).

2021: 55% → 2022: 39% → 2023: 40% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (25.0%)
Spring mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (25.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (25.0%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (25.0%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (25.0%)

Where 2005 Delicias fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Lights & electrics

25.0%

Steering

25.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

25.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

Visibility & wipers

25.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.