Pass rate
90.0%
Above average — 16.2 pts ahead of the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 110 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £62–£172
2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 69,342 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
23.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 90.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2001 84.6% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 5.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.3%
- Typical mileage
- 69k mi
The 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate is 90.0% of its MOT tests — 16.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Ralliart does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.2× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.2% of everything recorded on the 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart, against 5.6% nationally — 6.6 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.3%, 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.
- 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 73.8% and this one manages 90.0% — 16.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 110 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 Ralliart compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 16.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.3%. The median 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart in this dataset had covered 69,342 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 88.6% of the time, April–September 90.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rear fog lamp not working", noted on 2.73% of tests.
- 110 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.0% overall pass rate, 89.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Ralliart, the average is 88.0% — best year 2000 (90.0%), worst 2001 (84.6%).
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
- 110
- Typical mileage (median)
- 69,342 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Ralliart
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Ralliart MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Ralliart
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 16 | 100.0% |
| West Midlands | 16 | 81.3% |
| South West | 15 | 80.0% |
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 Ralliart
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 Ralliart
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 2.7% 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 2.7% 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 1.8% 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 2000 Ralliart through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £62–£172 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £62–£172
- 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
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 110 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 Ralliart, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2000 to 2001. Across them the pass rate runs from 84.6% to 90.0% — a spread of 5.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 90.0%rear fog lamp not working
- 2001 84.6% rear fog lamp not working
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 Ralliart 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
- Porsche 911 85.5%
- Subaru Impreza 82.3%
- Porsche Boxster 80.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 80.3%
- Land Rover Range Rover 80.0%
- Rover Mini 79.4%
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 Ralliart 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 90 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 | 21 | 23.30% | 20.89% | +2.41 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Tyres | 12 | 13.30% | 19.76% | −6.46 |
| Suspension | 11 | 12.20% | 20.98% | −8.78 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11 | 12.20% | 5.57% | +6.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 7.80% | 5.52% | +2.28 |
| Visibility | 5 | 5.60% | 4.97% | +0.63 |
| Steering | 4 | 4.40% | 2.57% | +1.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 2.20% | 4.18% | −1.98 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 2.20% | 0.82% | +1.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £3–15 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 2.7% | £120–300 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £3–15 |
| Catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £120–400 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £180–450 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £8–25 |
| Pipe leaking Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £80–250 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 1.8% | £5–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 0.91% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure and likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.91% | £60–140 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.8% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.6% | £40–150 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.8% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 10 | 100.0% | 20,821 mi |
| 30-60k | 29 | 86.2% | 44,045 mi |
| 60-90k | 39 | 97.4% | 75,159 mi |
| 90-120k | 24 | 83.3% | 104,705 mi |
Source: 110 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 Ralliart MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart?
90.0% of the 110 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 89.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart?
The three most recorded items are rear fog lamp not working (2.73%), steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.73%), anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault (1.82%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 83.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart in this dataset had covered 69,342 mi.
Does the season affect the 2000 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 88.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.