Pass rate
68.5%
Below average — 3.7 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 111 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £68–£215
2004 Mitsubishi Fto MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 104,681 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
28.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 72.9% pass
- Avoid 2007 63.8% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 62.4%
- Typical mileage
- 105k mi
The 2004 Mitsubishi Fto MOT pass rate is 68.5% of its MOT tests — 3.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Fto does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.3× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 12.7% of everything recorded on the 2004 Mitsubishi Fto, against 5.5% nationally — 7.2 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 28.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.2%; this one manages 68.5% — 3.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 9% 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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How does the 2004 Mitsubishi Fto compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 3.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 62.4%. The median 2004 Mitsubishi Fto in this dataset had covered 104,681 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 64.1% of the time, April–September 74.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 7.21% of tests.
- 111 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.5% overall pass rate, 62.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Fto, the average is 68.7% — best year 2005 (72.9%), worst 2007 (63.8%).
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
- 111
- Typical mileage (median)
- 104,681 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Fto
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Fto MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 49% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Fto
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 28 | 75.0% |
| South West | 20 | 40.0% |
| North West | 17 | 82.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2004 Fto
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 2004 Fto
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 corrosion 7.2% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 6.3% of tests
“catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default 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.
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Check the lights 4.5% of tests
“position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning”
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.
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 2004 Fto through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £68–£215 — and 9% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £68–£215
- Cheapest common item: position lamp with a multiple light source up…
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 9%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 111 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 Fto, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2000 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.8% to 72.9% — a spread of 9.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.1% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 70.5% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2002 69.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 65.7% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2004 68.5%component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 72.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 65.0% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2007 63.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
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 2004 Mitsubishi Fto 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Nissan X-Trail 68.5%
- Vauxhall Corsa 68.6%
- Volkswagen Polo 68.3%
- Renault Clio 68.3%
- Fiat Punto 68.7%
- Renault Scenic 68.7%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Mitsubishi Fto 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 366 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 104 | 28.10% | 20.98% | +7.12 |
| Brakes | 76 | 20.50% | 20.89% | −0.39 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 47 | 12.70% | 12.21% | +0.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 47 | 12.70% | 5.52% | +7.18 |
| Tyres | 25 | 6.80% | 19.76% | −12.96 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 25 | 6.80% | 5.57% | +1.23 |
| Steering | 15 | 4.10% | 2.57% | +1.53 |
| Visibility | 12 | 3.20% | 4.97% | −1.77 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 6 | 1.60% | 0.82% | +0.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 7.2% | £180–450 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 6.3% | £60–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 6.3% | £45–110 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 6.3% | £45–110 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.5% | £60–250 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.5% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.5% | £60–150 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.6% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.6% | £60–250 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.6% | £60–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 16.2% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 15.3% | £80–180 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 13.5% | £180–450 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.7% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 7 | 57.1% | 53,081 mi |
| 60-90k | 27 | 77.8% | 81,186 mi |
| 90-120k | 35 | 62.9% | 105,796 mi |
| 120k+ | 33 | 66.7% | 152,408 mi |
Source: 111 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.
2004 Fto MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Mitsubishi Fto?
68.5% of the 111 2004 Mitsubishi Fto tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 62.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Mitsubishi Fto?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.21%), catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (6.31%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (6.31%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Mitsubishi Fto MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 57.1% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Mitsubishi Fto in this dataset had covered 104,681 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Mitsubishi Fto MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 64.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.