Mitsubishi L200 - 2001
504.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi L200, model year 2001.
Sample size: 426 cars, 891 tests and 4,491 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 426 cars
The 2001 Mitsubishi L200 exhibits a significantly higher overall defect rate of 504 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 369 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 36.6% increase. Notably, while it performs well in equipment issues, with fewer defects in that category than the average, it shows marked weaknesses in steering, lights and electrics, body/structure, and other categories, where its defect rates are considerably higher than average. Mileage trends reveal that as mileage increases, defects also rise sharply, particularly in the highest mileage bracket of 124,000 miles and above. Overall, the L200's performance is mixed, with strong areas in equipment but significant concerns in critical safety and structural categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 426 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 16.9% worse
195.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 121.6% worse
55.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 1.7% worse
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 40.9% worse
124.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.2% worse
301.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
Body/Structure
▼ 177.6% worse
199.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 26.1% better
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 62.2% worse
90.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 507
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 349
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 342
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 223
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 169
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 162
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 142
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 128
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 50
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 29