Mitsubishi L200 - 2014
261.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi L200, model year 2014.
Sample size: 5,110 cars, 11,787 tests and 30,854 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,110 cars
The 2014 Mitsubishi L200 has a defect rate of 262 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 194 per 100, representing a 35% increase. Defect rates escalate with mileage, peaking at 432 per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. Notably, the L200 performs better than average in the steering category, with a defect rate of 9%, while it faces higher issues in brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing much greater defect rates compared to other vehicles of the same year. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles, the L200's standout defects are more pronounced in specific areas like brakes and body structure.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,110 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 96.6% worse
182.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▲ 27.7% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 27.3% worse
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 108.6% worse
82.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 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
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 19.7% better
159.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 154.5% worse
39.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 4.4% worse
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 54.1% worse
24.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
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: 5,657
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,465
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,111
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,052
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,033
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 829
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 826
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 814
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 794
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 758
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,111
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: 613
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 588
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 438
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 252
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 172
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 162