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Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate by year

How the Mitsubishi Pajero's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1989 to 2008, across the DVSA record.

What is the Mitsubishi Pajero MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Mitsubishi Pajero 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 Pajero averages 30.1% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198965.5%34.5%2,269
199064.7%35.3%3,948
199167.8%32.2%9,515
199268.0%32.0%20,275
199369.2%30.8%21,326
199470.2%29.8%20,642
199570.2%29.8%18,371
199671.2%28.8%11,701
199772.4%27.6%4,510
199869.1%30.9%6,078
199968.9%31.1%9,819
200068.7%31.3%12,632
200168.7%31.3%14,970
200269.6%30.4%18,971
200369.6%30.4%34,111
200470.7%29.3%36,816
200571.7%28.3%26,556
200673.0%27.0%10,410
200772.4%27.6%3,542
200873.1%26.9%1,229

Does age change how often a Mitsubishi Pajero fails?

Older Mitsubishi Pajeros fail more often, as expected. The 1989 cars fail 34.5% of tests against 26.9% for the 2008. Across every year the model averages 30.1%. The 1990 is the weakest year at 35.3%, and the 2008 the strongest at 26.9%.

More on the Mitsubishi Pajero

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

See also
Mitsubishi Pajero: 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