Does the Mitsubishi Grandis fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Grandis records 1.34 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.60 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.74, 95% interval +0.54 to +0.95). It ranks 33 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Mitsubishi Grandis by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Grandis is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 93 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 93 | 0.78 |
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 44 | 0.37 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,909 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Mitsubishi Grandis gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
4.4% of Mitsubishi Grandis MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,612 miles later (681 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 681 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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