Mitsubishi LWB MOT reliability

Mitsubishi LWBs passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 2 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 2 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

50%

MOTs analysed

2

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

2000 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 258,182 (most between 258,182 and 258,182).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 0% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (100.0%)
Master cylinder/servo mounting: prescribed area is excessively corroded (100.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (100.0%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (100.0%)
Spring mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)

Where 2000 LWBs fail

Brakes

100.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

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.