Mitsubishi Sapporo MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Sapporos passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 4 tests in 2025. 0 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a Mitsubishi Sapporo — Photo: Rudolf Stricker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

4

Still licensed (GB)

0

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

1978 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 74,130 (most between 74,130 and 74,130).

2005: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

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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.