Pass rate
79.3%
Around average — 0.9 pts behind the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 58 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £70–£196
2014 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate
- 2014
- typical 102,408 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
23.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
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
- 75.5%
- Typical mileage
- 102k mi
The 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate is 79.3% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.2% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.7× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 15.2% of everything recorded on the 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero, against 5.6% nationally — 9.6 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.2%, but at 21.0% 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 35% 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. 58 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 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 0.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.5%. The median 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero in this dataset had covered 102,408 mi.
72% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 81.0% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 8.62% of tests.
- 58 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.3% overall pass rate, 75.5% 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
- 58
- Typical mileage (median)
- 102,408 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
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Pajero MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (72% of tests).
What fails a 2014 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 2014 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 6.9% of tests
“rear fog lamp not working”
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 steering 6.9% of tests
“steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated,”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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Check corrosion 3.5% 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 2014 Pajero through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £70–£196 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £70–£196
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
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 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 2014 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 2014 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Polo 79.3%
- Hyundai IX35 79.3%
- Ford Focus 79.2%
- Peugeot 207 79.2%
- Abarth 500 79.2%
- Kia Venga 79.4%
Closest pass rates among 2014 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 2014 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 99 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 | 23 | 23.20% | 20.98% | +2.22 |
| Brakes | 19 | 19.20% | 20.89% | −1.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 15.20% | 5.57% | +9.63 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10 | 10.10% | 12.21% | −2.11 |
| Steering | 8 | 8.10% | 2.57% | +5.53 |
| Tyres | 7 | 7.10% | 19.76% | −12.66 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 7.10% | 5.52% | +1.58 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 4.00% | 4.18% | −0.18 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 4 | 4.00% | 0.82% | +3.18 |
| Visibility | 2 | 2.00% | 4.97% | −2.97 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 8.6% | £80–250 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.9% | £3–15 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 6.9% | £120–300 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp reflector slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.7% | £60–250 |
| Catch insecure Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 1.7% | £80–250 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.7% | £180–450 |
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 | 13.8% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.1% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.6% | £45–120 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.9% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.9% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 26,987 mi |
| 30-60k | 6 | 83.3% | 49,311 mi |
| 60-90k | 17 | 88.2% | 72,606 mi |
| 90-120k | 24 | 79.2% | 107,168 mi |
| 120k+ | 10 | 60.0% | 150,631 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.
2014 Pajero MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero?
79.3% of the 58 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 75.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (8.62%), rear fog lamp not working (6.90%), steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (6.90%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 60.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero in this dataset had covered 102,408 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2014 Mitsubishi Pajero?
Petrol: 81.0% pass rate across 42 tests. Diesel: 75.0% pass rate across 16 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.