Pass rate
71.1%
Below average — 1.4 pts behind the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,053 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£49
2006 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 125,385 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
20.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 71.1% pass · this year
- Avoid 2009 67.9% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 3.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.0%
- Typical mileage
- 125k mi
The 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate is 71.1% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Grandis does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 18.8% of everything recorded on the 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis, against 12.2% nationally — 6.6 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 20.2%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
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 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.0%. The median 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis in this dataset had covered 125,385 mi.
55% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 68.3% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.5% of the time, April–September 70.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 10.07% of tests.
- 1,053 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.1% overall pass rate, 63.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Grandis, the average is 70.0% — best year 2006 (71.1%), worst 2009 (67.9%).
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
- 1,053
- Typical mileage (median)
- 125,385 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Grandis
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Grandis MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 0% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (55% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grandis
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 256 | 73.0% |
| London | 204 | 77.9% |
| South West | 163 | 64.4% |
| West Midlands | 113 | 69.0% |
| East of England | 107 | 71.0% |
| North West | 63 | 63.5% |
| Yorkshire | 52 | 73.1% |
| Wales | 43 | 62.8% |
| East Midlands | 40 | 80.0% |
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 2006 Grandis
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 2006 Grandis
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 10.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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 5.4% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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 windscreen 3.8% 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.
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 2006 Grandis through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£49 — and 54% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £17–£49
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 54%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,053 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 Grandis, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2004 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.9% to 71.1% — a spread of 3.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 68.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 71.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 70.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 67.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
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 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Skoda Fabia 71.1%
- Toyota Aygo 71.0%
- Toyota Hilux 71.0%
- Ford Fiesta 71.2%
- Volkswagen Fox 70.9%
- Citroen C2 70.9%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis 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 3,888 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 | 792 | 20.20% | 20.98% | −0.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 737 | 18.80% | 12.21% | +6.59 |
| Brakes | 688 | 17.50% | 20.89% | −3.39 |
| Tyres | 453 | 11.50% | 19.76% | −8.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 294 | 7.50% | 5.52% | +1.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 251 | 6.40% | 5.57% | +0.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 202 | 5.10% | 4.18% | +0.92 |
| Steering | 201 | 5.10% | 2.57% | +2.53 |
| Visibility | 144 | 3.70% | 4.97% | −1.27 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 126 | 3.20% | 1.76% | +1.44 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 10.1% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.7% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.2% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.4% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.8% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.1% | £3–12 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 4.0% | £18–45 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £35–85 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.8% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 23.6% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.4% | £200–700 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.3% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.5% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 12.2% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.0% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 0.0% | 15,672 mi |
| 30-60k | 29 | 58.6% | 49,135 mi |
| 60-90k | 112 | 76.8% | 76,806 mi |
| 90-120k | 332 | 74.7% | 105,642 mi |
| 120k+ | 578 | 68.9% | 150,897 mi |
Source: 1,053 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.
2006 Grandis MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis?
71.1% of the 1,053 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 63.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (10.07%), headlamp lens slightly defective (9.69%), position lamp not working (6.17%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 0.0% of the time, falling to 68.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis in this dataset had covered 125,385 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis?
Diesel: 68.3% pass rate across 577 tests. Petrol: 74.4% pass rate across 472 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.