Pass rate
84.6%
Around average — 11.3 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 65 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£149
2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 62,669 mi
Only 65 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
25.5% 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
- Avoid 2001 84.6% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 5.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.5%
- Typical mileage
- 63k mi
The 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate is 84.6% of its MOT tests — 11.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.5% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.3× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 18.1% of everything recorded on the 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart, against 5.5% nationally — 12.6 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 25.5%, 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 73.3% and this one manages 84.6% — 11.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 65 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 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 11.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.5%. The median 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart in this dataset had covered 62,669 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rear fog lamp not working", noted on 6.15% of tests.
- 65 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.6% overall pass rate, 82.5% 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
- 65
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,669 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 70% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2001 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 2001 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 6.2% 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 exhaust and emissions 4.6% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.1% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the 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 2001 Ralliart through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£149 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £38–£149
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 65 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 2001 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 86.3%
- Jaguar XK8 80.6%
- Porsche Boxster 80.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 80.3%
- BMW Z3 79.5%
- Subaru Impreza 79.3%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 94 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 | 24 | 25.50% | 20.89% | +4.61 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 17 | 18.10% | 5.52% | +12.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 16.00% | 12.21% | +3.79 |
| Suspension | 14 | 14.90% | 20.98% | −6.08 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11 | 11.70% | 5.57% | +6.13 |
| Tyres | 7 | 7.40% | 19.76% | −12.36 |
| Visibility | 4 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Road Wheels | 2 | 2.10% | 0.75% | +1.35 |
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 | 6.2% | £3–15 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.6% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.6% | £60–250 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 3.1% | £3–15 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Switch inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 3.1% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.1% | £80–200 |
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 | 16.9% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.7% | £25–65 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 6.2% | £25–70 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 4.6% | £180–450 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 4.6% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2 | 100.0% | 14,084 mi |
| 30-60k | 27 | 88.9% | 46,292 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 78.6% | 74,116 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 85.7% | 102,582 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 158,234 mi |
Source: 65 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.
2001 Ralliart MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart?
84.6% of the 65 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 82.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart?
The three most recorded items are rear fog lamp not working (6.15%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.62%), catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (4.62%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Mitsubishi Ralliart in this dataset had covered 62,669 mi.