Mitsubishi Exceed MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Exceeds passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 13 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 13 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

69%

MOTs analysed

13

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

2004 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 228,373 (most between 228,372 and 228,374).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Drag link end: ball joint has excessive play (50.0%)
Headlamp aim not tested: unable to be tested (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (50.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)

Where 2004 Exceeds fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Steering

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.