Mitsubishi Delica MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Delicas passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 1,312 tests in 2025. 116 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

1,312

Still licensed (GB)

116

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

2019 petrol

35 MOTs

These figures come from 35 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 57%. Typical mileage 99,362 (most between 81,515 and 122,800).

2021: 56% → 2022: 63% → 2023: 55% → 2024: 59% → 2025: 57%

Most common failures

Exhaust system: system insecure (11.4%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (11.4%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (8.6%)
Ball joint excessively worn (5.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (5.7%)

2019 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 60%. Typical mileage 98,623 (most between 98,609 and 108,806).

2021: 60% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Decelerometer (sp): efficiency below requirements (20.0%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (20.0%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (20.0%)
Horn: not working (20.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (20.0%)

Where 2019 Delicas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.7%

Lights & electrics

22.9%

Brakes

17.1%

Suspension & axles

8.6%

Steering

5.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.7%

Visibility & wipers

5.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.9%

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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.