Pass rate
63.8%
Below average — 9.2 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 58 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£111
2007 Mitsubishi Fto MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 119,953 mi
Only 58 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
Suspension
27.7% 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 · this year
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 53.3%
- Typical mileage
- 120k mi
The 2007 Mitsubishi Fto MOT pass rate is 63.8% of its MOT tests — 9.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.7% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.3× the national share
Suspension accounts for 27.7% of everything recorded on the 2007 Mitsubishi Fto, against 21.0% nationally — 6.7 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.0%; this one manages 63.8% — 9.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 18% 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 2007 Mitsubishi Fto compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 9.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 53.3%. The median 2007 Mitsubishi Fto in this dataset had covered 119,953 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 13.79% of tests.
- 58 recorded tests behind this page.
- 63.8% overall pass rate, 53.3% 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
- 58
- Typical mileage (median)
- 119,953 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
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Fto MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 49% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2007 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 2007 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 the windscreen 10.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the horn 8.6% of tests
“horn not working”
Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.
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Check the suspension joints 8.6% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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.
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 2007 Fto through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£111 — and 18% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£111
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 18%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 58 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 2007 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Bongo 65.2%
- Ford Ka 66.4%
- Volkswagen Beetle 66.6%
- Peugeot 308 66.7%
- Nissan Qashqai 66.9%
- Kia Sportage 67.0%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 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 290 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 | 81 | 27.70% | 20.98% | +6.72 |
| Brakes | 59 | 20.20% | 20.89% | −0.69 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 43 | 14.70% | 12.21% | +2.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 33 | 11.30% | 5.52% | +5.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 32 | 11.00% | 5.57% | +5.43 |
| Tyres | 13 | 4.50% | 19.76% | −15.26 |
| Visibility | 12 | 4.10% | 4.97% | −0.87 |
| Steering | 9 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 13.8% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 10.3% | £80–200 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 8.6% | £8–25 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 8.6% | £18–45 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 8.6% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 8.6% | £60–150 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 6.9% | £60–250 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 6.9% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 6.9% | £60–150 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.9% | £3–15 |
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 | 27.6% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 25.9% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 20.7% | £80–180 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 19.0% | £180–450 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 13.8% | £30–75 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 12.1% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 7 | 57.1% | 77,607 mi |
| 90-120k | 18 | 66.7% | 107,164 mi |
| 120k+ | 24 | 66.7% | 150,618 mi |
Source: 58 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.
2007 Fto MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Mitsubishi Fto?
63.8% of the 58 2007 Mitsubishi Fto tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 53.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Mitsubishi Fto?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (13.79%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (10.34%), horn not working (8.62%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 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 2007 Mitsubishi Fto in this dataset had covered 119,953 mi.