Pass rate
89.4%
Above average — 3.4 pts ahead of the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 66 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £31–£94
2017 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate
- 2017
- typical 78,693 mi
Only 66 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
Brakes
20.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 89.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 73.6% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 15.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.7%
- Typical mileage
- 79k mi
The 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate is 89.4% of its MOT tests — 3.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.5% 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
Emissions & leaks: 2.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.0% of everything recorded on the 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero, against 5.5% nationally — 5.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 20.5%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 86.0% and this one manages 89.4% — 3.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% 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.
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 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 3.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.7%. The median 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero in this dataset had covered 78,693 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 4.55% of tests.
- 66 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.4% overall pass rate, 88.7% 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
- 66
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,693 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
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Pajero MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Pajero
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 18 | 83.3% |
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 2017 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 2017 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 4.5% 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 3.0% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 3.0% 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 2017 Pajero through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £31–£94 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £31–£94
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 66 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 2017 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 2017 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2017 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 2017 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 73 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 | 15 | 20.50% | 20.89% | −0.39 |
| Tyres | 11 | 15.10% | 19.76% | −4.66 |
| Suspension | 10 | 13.70% | 20.98% | −7.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10 | 13.70% | 12.21% | +1.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8 | 11.00% | 5.52% | +5.48 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 6 | 8.20% | 5.57% | +2.63 |
| Visibility | 5 | 6.80% | 4.97% | +1.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 6.80% | 4.18% | +2.62 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 2.70% | 0.82% | +1.88 |
| Steering | 1 | 1.40% | 2.57% | −1.17 |
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 | 4.5% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.0% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £3–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.0% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.5% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.5% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 1.5% | £45–120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.6% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.5% | £45–95 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 4.5% | £20–55 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 18 | 94.4% | 50,931 mi |
| 60-90k | 29 | 86.2% | 77,230 mi |
| 90-120k | 12 | 91.7% | 105,560 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 85.7% | 136,383 mi |
Source: 66 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.
2017 Pajero MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero?
89.4% of the 66 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 88.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (4.55%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (3.03%), rear fog lamp not working (3.03%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.4% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2017 Mitsubishi Pajero in this dataset had covered 78,693 mi.