Mitsubishi Barbarian MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Barbarians passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 6 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 6 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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

6

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

2010 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 157,909 (most between 118,988 and 178,841).

2013: 80% → 2014: 91% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 22% → 2017: 38% → 2018: 57% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 20% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (33.3%)
Headlamp: has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (33.3%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (33.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (33.3%)

Where 2010 Barbarians fail

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

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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.