Mitsubishi L200 - 2005
495.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi L200, model year 2005.
Sample size: 3,067 cars, 6,604 tests and 32,707 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,067 cars
The 2005 Mitsubishi L200 has an overall defect rate of 495 per 100 vehicles, which is 32% higher than the average car of the same year, which stands at 376 per 100. The L200 shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly after 124,000 miles. Notably, it performs better in the Equipment category compared to the average, with a defect rate of 10% against the average of 12%. However, it has higher issues in critical areas such as Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, showing substantially more defects than the yearly averages in these categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,067 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 22.6% worse
194.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 168.8% worse
60.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 3.2% worse
29.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 34.1% worse
147.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 2.5% worse
322.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 133.5% worse
143.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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 bearing: excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 26.4% better
9.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- 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: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 79.7% worse
83.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of 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: 3,171
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,803
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,318
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,310
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,214
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,175
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 847
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 782
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 755
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 723
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 755
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 414
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 414
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 308
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 249
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 234
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
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
FAIL
Occurrences: 204