Pass rate
92.5%
Above average — 20.1 pts ahead of the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 53 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £46–£156
2005 Mitsubishi Evo MOT pass rate
- 2005
- 4 trims combined
- typical 68,523 mi
Only 53 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
27.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2003 92.8% pass
- Avoid 2005 92.5% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.2%
- Typical mileage
- 69k mi
The 2005 Mitsubishi Evo MOT pass rate is 92.5% of its MOT tests — 20.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.8% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.3× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.0% of everything recorded on the 2005 Mitsubishi Evo, against 5.6% nationally — 7.4 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 27.8%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.4% and this one manages 92.5% — 20.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Mitsubishi Evo first registered in 2005 is combined here — 4 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2005 Mitsubishi Evo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 20.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.2%. The median 2005 Mitsubishi Evo in this dataset had covered 68,523 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 7.55% of tests.
- 53 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.5% overall pass rate, 92.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Evo, the average is 92.7% — best year 2003 (92.8%), worst 2005 (92.5%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 53
- Typical mileage (median)
- 68,523 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Evo
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Evo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 76% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2005 Evo
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2005 Evo
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 5.7% of tests
“anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 3.8% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.9% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2005 Evo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £46–£156 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £46–£156
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: catalytic converter missing where one was…
- £120–£400
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 53 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Evo, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2003 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 92.5% to 92.8% — a spread of 0.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 92.8% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2005 92.5%joints constant velocity boot…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2005 Mitsubishi Evo with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2005 cars with a similar record
- Aston Martin DB9 91.3%
- Bentley Continental 90.2%
- Porsche 911 88.6%
- BMW M3 88.1%
- Honda S2000 87.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 86.1%
Closest pass rates among 2005 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2005 Mitsubishi Evo 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 54 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 15 | 27.80% | 20.89% | +6.91 |
| Suspension | 8 | 14.80% | 20.98% | −6.18 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8 | 14.80% | 12.21% | +2.59 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 13.00% | 5.57% | +7.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 9.30% | 5.52% | +3.78 |
| Steering | 5 | 9.30% | 2.57% | +6.73 |
| Tyres | 3 | 5.60% | 19.76% | −14.16 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.70% | 4.18% | −0.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 7.5% | £80–250 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Rectified | 5.7% | £3–15 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £3–15 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £120–400 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.9% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 7.5% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.8% | £45–110 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 3.8% | £25–70 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.8% | £40–150 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 3.8% | £180–450 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 3.8% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 19 | 84.2% | 51,193 mi |
| 60-90k | 26 | 96.2% | 74,651 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 100.0% | 107,817 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 126,066 mi |
Source: 53 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2005 Evo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Mitsubishi Evo?
92.5% of the 53 2005 Mitsubishi Evo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 92.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Mitsubishi Evo?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (7.55%), anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault (5.66%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (3.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Mitsubishi Evo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 84.2% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Mitsubishi Evo in this dataset had covered 68,523 mi.