Pass rate
76.1%
Around average — 2.3 pts ahead of the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 218 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £67–£172
2000 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 136,268 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
20.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 89.4% pass
- Avoid 2007 73.6% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 15.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.4%
- Typical mileage
- 136k mi
The 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate is 76.1% of its MOT tests — 2.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Pajero does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.6× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 14.3% of everything recorded on the 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero, against 5.6% nationally — 8.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 20.7%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 29% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 218 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 2.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.4%. The median 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero in this dataset had covered 136,268 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 83% of tests, with a 77.8% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.8% of the time, April–September 75.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.80% of tests.
- 218 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.1% overall pass rate, 71.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Pajero, the average is 76.9% — best year 2017 (89.4%), worst 2007 (73.6%).
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
- 218
- Typical mileage (median)
- 136,268 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Pajero
- 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 Pajero 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 (83% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Pajero
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 58 | 74.1% |
| South West | 34 | 73.5% |
| East of England | 29 | 75.9% |
| Yorkshire | 24 | 83.3% |
| West Midlands | 19 | 84.2% |
| East Midlands | 15 | 86.7% |
| North West | 15 | 60.0% |
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 2000 Pajero
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 2000 Pajero
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 7.8% 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 battery 4.6% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check corrosion 4.1% of tests
“chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting”
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 2000 Pajero through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £67–£172 — and 29% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £67–£172
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 29%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 218 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 Pajero, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2000 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.6% to 89.4% — a spread of 15.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 73.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 74.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 77.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 76.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 78.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 76.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 73.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 74.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 79.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2016 88.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2017 89.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2018 84.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
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 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero 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 2000 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Discovery 75.7%
- BMW 3 Series 76.5%
- Saab 9-3 76.6%
- Toyota Corolla 76.7%
- Honda Civic 75.3%
- MG Mgf 75.0%
Closest pass rates among 2000 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 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero 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 693 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 146 | 20.70% | 20.89% | −0.19 |
| Suspension | 142 | 20.10% | 20.98% | −0.88 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 101 | 14.30% | 5.57% | +8.73 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 85 | 12.10% | 12.21% | −0.11 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 75 | 10.60% | 5.52% | +5.08 |
| Tyres | 38 | 5.40% | 19.76% | −14.36 |
| Steering | 36 | 5.10% | 2.57% | +2.53 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 28 | 4.00% | 1.76% | +2.24 |
| Non-component advisories | 27 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 15 | 2.10% | 0.82% | +1.28 |
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 | 7.8% | £5–20 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.6% | £60–140 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.1% | £180–450 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.7% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £60–150 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.8% | £40–120 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.3% | £80–250 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.3% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 28.0% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 23.9% | £80–180 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 12.4% | £20–80 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 11.0% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.7% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.7% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 0.0% | 23,818 mi |
| 30-60k | 16 | 62.5% | 45,060 mi |
| 60-90k | 32 | 75.0% | 77,641 mi |
| 90-120k | 34 | 76.5% | 106,812 mi |
| 120k+ | 135 | 78.5% | 186,084 mi |
Source: 218 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.
2000 Pajero MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero?
76.1% of the 218 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 71.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.80%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.59%), chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (4.13%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 0.0% of the time, falling to 78.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero in this dataset had covered 136,268 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero?
Diesel: 77.8% pass rate across 180 tests. Petrol: 68.4% pass rate across 38 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2000 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.