Mitsubishi Lancer MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Lancers passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 8,757 tests in 2025. 5,910 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

8,757

Still licensed (GB)

5,910

Body type

Sedan

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

2020 petrol

25 MOTs

These figures come from 25 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 88%. Typical mileage 88,915 (most between 71,838 and 97,392).

2020: 100% → 2021: 77% → 2022: 78% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.0%)
Ball joint excessively worn (4.0%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (4.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.0%)
Rear fog lamp: does not emit a steady red light (4.0%)

Where 2020 Lancers fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

8.0%

Lights & electrics

4.0%

Suspension & axles

4.0%

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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.