Mitsubishi L200 - 2020
91.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi L200, model year 2020.
Sample size: 5,595 cars, 11,614 tests and 10,579 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,595 cars
The 2020 Mitsubishi L200 has an overall defect rate of 91 per 100 vehicles, slightly higher than the yearly average of 90 per 100, indicating a 1.4% increase. Notably, the L200 performs well regarding steering and body/structure defects, with rates significantly lower than the average. However, it faces challenges in visibility, lights and electrics, and other categories, where its defect rates exceed the average by substantial margins. As mileage increases, defect rates also rise, peaking in the highest mileage category. Overall, while the L200 shows strengths in specific areas, it has notable weaknesses that should be addressed.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,595 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 13.0% worse
57.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 66.7% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- 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.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 30.5% worse
18.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 67.0% worse
18.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
- 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
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 19.9% better
78.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 29.2% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 13.3% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 64.9% worse
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,428
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 888
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 871
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 706
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 470
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 466
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 282
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 249
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: 235
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 154
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
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: 88
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 62