Mitsubishi Spacewagon MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Spacewagons passed their MOT first time 33% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 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

33%

MOTs analysed

3

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

1996 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 63,813 (most between 63,813 and 63,813).

2005: 25% → 2006: 71% → 2007: 29% → 2008: 40% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (100.0%)

Where 1996 Spacewagons fail

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Visibility & wipers

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.