Mitsubishi Space Wagon MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Mitsubishi Space Wagon MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Mitsubishi Space Wagon passed on its first attempt in 57.5%, and its overall record sits −13.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Mitsubishi Space Wagon in the 2023–2025 data: 381 tests across 3 model years (2001–2003). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Mitsubishi Space Wagon MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Mitsubishi Space Wagon, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Mitsubishi Space Wagon's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Mitsubishi Space Wagon DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Mitsubishi Space Wagon, each with how many of the model's 381 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 42 Mitsubishi Space Wagon tests, 11.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 40 Mitsubishi Space Wagon tests, 10.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 27 Mitsubishi Space Wagon tests, 7.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 23 Mitsubishi Space Wagon tests, 6.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 18 Mitsubishi Space Wagon tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 16 Mitsubishi Space Wagon tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Mitsubishi Space Wagon Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Mitsubishi Space Wagon model year on record is 2001 (74.6% across 59 tests), and the weakest is 2003 (65.8%). The gap between them is 8.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Mitsubishi Space Wagon reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 4.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Mitsubishi Space Wagon Owners

These checks follow this Mitsubishi Space Wagon's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Mitsubishi Space Wagon.

• the lights — “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.

• corrosion — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Mitsubishi Space Wagon. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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