Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp) on the Mitsubishi Colt
Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp) on the Mitsubishi Colt is recorded on 2,648 tests — 3.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.4× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 3.4× that share |
| The 277 models compared | 14 of 277, highest first |
| The model's own record | 86,319 tests · every year of the Colt → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mitsubishi Colt tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2004, 1.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 1.4%. The share has fallen 0.3 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 2.0%; best 2005 at 1.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54 | 3,124 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 160 | 14,446 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 248 | 20,296 | 1.2% |
| 2007 | 342 | 26,872 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 425 | 32,022 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 600 | 29,198 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 382 | 19,266 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 187 | 11,938 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 189 | 10,508 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 51 | 3,582 | 1.4% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£20 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (single lamp): every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mitsubishi Colt MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mitsubishi model →