Mitsubishi Chamonix MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Chamonixs passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

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.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

4

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

2003 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 94,643 (most between 94,643 and 94,643).

2022: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (50.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (50.0%)

Where 2003 Chamonixs fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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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.