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Mitsubishi Lancer MOT pass rate by year

How the Mitsubishi Lancer's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1989 to 2011, across the DVSA record.

What is the Mitsubishi Lancer MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mitsubishi Lancer model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Mitsubishi Lancer averages 23.7% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198966.6%33.4%1,157
199068.6%31.4%2,025
199166.5%33.5%2,865
199267.7%32.3%2,521
199366.2%33.8%2,397
199467.2%32.8%2,430
199569.7%30.3%2,785
199671.9%28.1%4,352
199773.0%27.0%1,394
199879.1%20.9%4,455
199979.1%20.9%6,189
200072.3%27.7%12,698
200177.7%22.3%8,027
200281.0%19.0%3,144
200381.8%18.2%11,236
200482.4%17.6%16,377
200575.5%24.5%64,999
200676.1%23.9%50,842
200776.0%24.0%38,053
200876.5%23.5%47,035
200976.6%23.4%29,941
201076.3%23.7%39,753
201176.7%23.3%25,324

Does age change how often a Mitsubishi Lancer fails?

Older Mitsubishi Lancers fail more often, as expected. The 1989 cars fail 33.4% of tests against 23.3% for the 2011. Across every year the model averages 23.7%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 33.8%, and the 2004 the strongest at 17.6%.

More on the Mitsubishi Lancer

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Mitsubishi Lancer: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Mitsubishi models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain