30.8%
Fluid leak
The vehicle is leaking a fluid — oil, coolant, fuel or hydraulic. A slight seep is common on older cars; a continuous drip is both a road hazard and a sign of something failing.
MOT wording: Oil leak, but not excessive
MitsubishiUsed-car reliability
How reliable is a used Mitsubishi?
At 7 years old, the average Mitsubishi fails its MOT less often than the average UK car.
MOT fail rate · 7-year-old cars
Mitsubishi15.3%
UK average16.6%
Fails less often than the average 7-year-old car (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%)
Where to start
The lowest and highest fail rates in the Mitsubishi range
The Mitsubishi models whose MOT tests at 7 years old most and least often ended in a fail.
Lowest fail rates
- 1
Mitsubishi Outlander14.6%fail rate - 2
Mitsubishi Mirage14.9%fail rate - 3
Mitsubishi ASX15.5%fail rate
What actually goes wrong
What breaks on Mitsubishi cars
The most common MOT faults across the Mitsubishi range, in plain English. Models with more MOT tests count for more. The percentage is the share of MOT tests on Mitsubishi cars that recorded that defect.
22.8%
Wheel bearing
A wheel bearing is worn or damaged. Wheel bearings let the wheels spin smoothly — when worn, they make a humming or grinding noise and can cause the wheel to wobble.
MOT wording: Wheel bearing has slight play
22.0%
Suspension arms, struts and anti-roll bar
A suspension arm, wishbone, strut, sub-frame, or anti-roll bar is worn, cracked, bent, or has excessive play. These structural parts hold the wheels in position and control body lean in corners.
MOT wording: Suspension part corroded, but not seriously weakened
17.3%
Tyre condition
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
MOT wording: Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge
Across all Mitsubishi models; models with more MOT tests count for more.
The whole range
Every Mitsubishi that ranks, in plain English
For each model, one number: the share of its MOT tests at 7 years old that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. Lower is better. The UK average (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%) is shown for reference. Only models with enough MOT data at 7 years old are ranked. The rest sit just below, unranked.
5 models
Mitsubishi Outlander
The lowest 7-year fail rate of any Mitsubishi here.
14.6%fail rate at 7 years old
Mitsubishi Mirage
Among the lower fail rates in the Mitsubishi range at 7 years old.
14.9%fail rate at 7 years old
Mitsubishi ASX
Above the Mitsubishi average, but below the UK average.
15.5%fail rate at 7 years old
Mitsubishi Shogun
Above the Mitsubishi average, but below the UK average.
16.1%fail rate at 7 years old
Mitsubishi L200
Above the Mitsubishi average, and at or above the UK average.
17.2%fail rate at 7 years old
Fail rates are the share of MOT tests on 7-year-old cars ending in a fail, retests included (DVSA MOT results, 2025). UK average across all makes at the same age: 16.6%. How we count fail rates
Not directly comparable with the figures at 7 years old
Shown unranked. These models don’t have enough MOT data at 7 years old yet. They’re either too new (few cars old enough) or too old (few still on the road). Each is shown at the age with the most tests, so the percentages aren’t directly comparable to the list above.
Too new to rankMitsubishi Eclipse Cross
9.4%fail rate at 4 years old · 1,152 MOT tests
Too old to rankMitsubishi Lancer
31.1%fail rate at 14 years old · 1,870 MOT tests
Too old to rankMitsubishi Delica
32.7%fail rate at 25+ years old · 278 MOT tests
Too old to rankMitsubishi Shogun Sport
32.9%fail rate at 20 years old · 1,202 MOT tests
Too old to rankMitsubishi Carisma
33.2%fail rate at 21 years old · 250 MOT tests
Too old to rankMitsubishi Colt
35.1%fail rate at 17 years old · 4,886 MOT tests
Too old to rankMitsubishi Grandis
37.6%fail rate at 19 years old · 290 MOT tests
Too old to rank
Mitsubishi Space Star
38.9%fail rate at 21 years old · 452 MOT tests
Looking at one in particular?
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