Mitsubishi L200 MOT reliability

Mitsubishi L200s passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 80,765 tests in 2025. 70,544 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

80,765

Still licensed (GB)

70,544

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

2018 diesel

7,717 MOTs

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 69,913 (most between 51,685 and 91,882).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 84% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.9%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (2.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.6%)
Position lamp: not working (1.5%)

Where 2018 L200s fail

Lights & electrics

8.3%

Brakes

6.6%

Suspension & axles

4.0%

Visibility & wipers

3.7%

Wheels & tyres

3.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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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.