Mitsubishi L200 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Mitsubishi L200 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Mitsubishi L200 passed on its first attempt in 74.4%, and its overall record sits −2.0 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Mitsubishi L200 in the 2023–2025 data: 299,746 tests across 22 model years (2000–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Mitsubishi L200 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Mitsubishi L200, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Mitsubishi L200's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Mitsubishi L200 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Mitsubishi L200, each with how many of the model's 299,746 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 16,236 Mitsubishi L200 tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 11,415 Mitsubishi L200 tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 10,673 Mitsubishi L200 tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 9,949 Mitsubishi L200 tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 8,519 Mitsubishi L200 tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 8,406 Mitsubishi L200 tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Mitsubishi L200 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Mitsubishi L200 model year on record is 2021 (90.5% across 3,776 tests), and the weakest is 2009 (70.2%). The gap between them is 20.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Mitsubishi L200 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.0 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Mitsubishi L200 Owners

These checks follow this Mitsubishi L200's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Mitsubishi L200.

• the lights — “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.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the brake pipes — “rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”

  Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Mitsubishi L200. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Mitsubishi L200 MOT & Reliability