Mitsubishi Challenger MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Challengers passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 102 tests in 2025. 45 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

102

Still licensed (GB)

45

Body type

Hatchback

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

2007 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 149,068 (most between 119,581 and 160,029).

2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (33.3%)

Where 2007 Challengers fail

Lights & electrics

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.