75,358 tests in 2025
Mitsubishi L200 reliability and MOT pass rate
74.7% passed first time. The 25.3% fail rate is 2.7 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 91,960 miles.
Pass rate
74.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 25.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
91,960 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 6,707 | 11.7% |
| 6-9 years | 28,467 | 16% |
| 10-13 years | 15,890 | 29.3% |
| 14+ years | 24,294 | 37.5% |
What the L200 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment219 dangerous48%
- Suspension891 dangerous42.9%
- Brakes2,587 dangerous39.3%
- Body, chassis, structure512 dangerous25.3%
- Visibility14 dangerous14.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks42 dangerous12.5%
- Tyres2,451 dangerous11.8%
- Steering100 dangerous7.6%
Is the L200 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.3 points to 25.6% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 94,221 | — | 25.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 90,907 | — | 25% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 76,214 | — | 25.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 73,487 | — | 25.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical L200 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a L200 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded2,987 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working2,917 tests
- 3Rear fog lamp: not working2,671 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn2,125 tests
- 5Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,771 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1,537 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,486 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,255 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical L200 collects 3.09 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded16,541 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm9,648 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine5,741 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick5,208 tests
- 5Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced4,352 tests
- 6Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,923 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure3,010 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,955 tests
Questions
What is the Mitsubishi L200 MOT pass rate?
74.7% of the 75,358 Mitsubishi L200 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 25.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Mitsubishi L200 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded", recorded on 2,987 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Rear fog lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 48% of failures, suspension appears in 42.9% of failures, brakes appears in 39.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11.7%; at 14+ years it was 37.5%. The median Mitsubishi L200 tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 91,960 miles.
Is the Mitsubishi L200 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.3 points to 25.6% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every L200 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 14 safety recalls naming the Mitsubishi L200: Mitsubishi L200 recalls.
Other Mitsubishi models
Checking a particular L200?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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