Mitsubishi L300 MOT reliability

Mitsubishi L300s passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 140 tests in 2025. 96 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

140

Still licensed (GB)

96

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 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 141,327 (most between 141,327 and 141,327).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (100.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (100.0%)
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush (100.0%)

Where 2004 L300s fail

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

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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.