Mitsubishi Legnum MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Legnums passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 39 tests in 2025. 10 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a Mitsubishi Legnum — Photo: Jones028 from Hong Kong · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from 39 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

39

Still licensed (GB)

10

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

2010 petrol

4 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 120,141 (most between 98,323 and 145,039).

2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (25.0%)
Battery(ies): insecure and likely to fall from carrier (25.0%)

Where 2010 Legnums fail

Lights & electrics

25.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

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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.