Mitsubishi Space MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Spaces passed their MOT first time 47% of the time across 174 tests in 2025. 89 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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

First-time pass rate

47%

MOTs analysed

174

Still licensed (GB)

89

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

2011 diesel

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 160,396 (most between 160,396 and 160,396).

2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (100.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (100.0%)
Flexible brake hoses: leaking on a hydraulic braking system (100.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (100.0%)

Where 2011 Spaces fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Brakes

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.