Pass rate
67.9%
Below average — 6.1 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 633 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£79
2009 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 124,316 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
24.9% 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
- Avoid 2009 67.9% pass · this year
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 3.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.9%
- Typical mileage
- 124k mi
The 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate is 67.9% of its MOT tests — 6.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.9% 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
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 11.2% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.0%; this one manages 67.9% — 6.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 6.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.9%. The median 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis in this dataset had covered 124,316 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 92% of tests, with a 66.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 67.4% of the time, April–September 68.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 8.85% of tests.
- 633 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.9% overall pass rate, 57.9% 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
- 633
- Typical mileage (median)
- 124,316 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
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Grandis MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (92% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grandis
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 149 | 60.4% |
| South East | 103 | 75.7% |
| North West | 88 | 68.2% |
| Yorkshire | 65 | 64.6% |
| West Midlands | 51 | 72.5% |
| East Midlands | 47 | 66.0% |
| East of England | 35 | 68.6% |
| Wales | 33 | 60.6% |
| Scotland | 32 | 71.9% |
| London | 21 | 81.0% |
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 2009 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 2009 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 8.8% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 6.6% 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 corrosion 4.1% 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.
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 2009 Grandis through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£79 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£79
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 633 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 2009 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Chevrolet Captiva 67.9%
- Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 68.0%
- Fiat Bravo 68.1%
- Nissan Pathfinder 68.2%
- Chevrolet Lacetti 67.6%
- Renault Megane 68.3%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 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 2,222 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 | 560 | 24.90% | 20.98% | +3.92 |
| Brakes | 504 | 22.40% | 20.89% | +1.51 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 362 | 16.10% | 12.21% | +3.89 |
| Tyres | 251 | 11.20% | 19.76% | −8.56 |
| Non-component advisories | 137 | 6.10% | 4.18% | +1.92 |
| Steering | 106 | 4.70% | 2.57% | +2.13 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 94 | 4.20% | 5.57% | −1.37 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 91 | 4.00% | 5.52% | −1.52 |
| Visibility | 62 | 2.80% | 4.97% | −2.17 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 55 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.8% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.8% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 6.6% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.2% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £30–80 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £35–85 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £80–180 |
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 | 20.5% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 19.3% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.8% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.9% | £25–65 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.5% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 8 | 87.5% | 26,908 mi |
| 30-60k | 23 | 91.3% | 46,897 mi |
| 60-90k | 61 | 83.6% | 75,251 mi |
| 90-120k | 198 | 63.1% | 107,398 mi |
| 120k+ | 343 | 65.9% | 158,639 mi |
Source: 633 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.
2009 Grandis MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis?
67.9% of the 633 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 57.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (8.85%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.85%), ball joint excessively worn (6.64%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 65.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis in this dataset had covered 124,316 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis?
Diesel: 66.5% pass rate across 582 tests. Petrol: 84.3% pass rate across 51 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 67.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.