Mitsubishi L200 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

46.5% of 17,811 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi L200 first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.8 (95% CI 97.6–101.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi L200 built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	17811
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.6–101.9)	99.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	17811
Rank among this model's 23 build years	12	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	17811
Tested in 2024	1613	tests	median 121,122 miles	2024	1613

Built 2003 against Mitsubishi L200 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 47.9% vs 50.8%; age 17: 45.8% vs 47%; age 18: 47.8% vs 46.1%; age 19: 46.5% vs 44.5%; age 20: 45.5% vs 43.9%; age 21: 43.1% vs 42.4%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2003 Mitsubishi L200 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Mitsubishi L200 built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	4,596	47.9	46.5–49.4	50.8	94.4
17	3,595	45.8	44.1–47.4	47	97.4
18	3,224	47.8	46–49.5	46.1	103.7
19	2,686	46.5	44.6–48.4	44.5	104.6
20	2,097	45.5	43.4–47.7	43.9	103.7
21	1,613	43.1	40.7–45.5	42.4	101.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,811 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2003 Mitsubishi L200?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 59.9 items per 100 first tests, against 34.6 across all build years of the Mitsubishi L200. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi L200 built 2003 against the Mitsubishi L200 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	59.9	34.6	10,661
Suspension	42.5	22.7	7,565
Body, chassis, structure	41.9	14.2	7,458
Brakes	28.6	20.5	5,102
Steering	15.1	5.2	2,683

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,811 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Mitsubishi L200, 2003 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 102.5. 2004: index 97.9.

Mitsubishi L200 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	112.0	98.5–125.5	no different (rough estimate)	509
1999	97.6	88.3–106.9	no different (rough estimate)	936
2000	99.7	93.4–105.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,089
2001	98.8	94.6–103.1	no different	4,595
2002	102.5	99.5–105.5	no different	9,423
2003	99.8	97.6–101.9	no different	17,811
2004	97.9	96.1–99.8	better	22,575
2005	97.0	95.3–98.7	better	28,163
2006	100.1	98.7–101.4	no different	42,640
2007	99.8	98.2–101.4	no different	32,922
2008	103.7	101.6–105.7	worse	20,700
2009	105.0	102.7–107.2	worse	18,304
2010	101.1	99.2–102.9	no different	26,509
2011	104.4	102.6–106.3	worse	29,062
2012	99.1	96.8–101.4	no different	20,161
2013	103.2	100.9–105.4	worse	25,247
2014	111.0	108.7–113.2	worse	30,852
2015	105.8	103.8–107.8	worse	42,198
2016	86.7	84.7–88.7	better	42,199
2017	87.9	85.9–89.9	better	44,694
2018	98.5	95.9–101.0	no different	33,094
2019	98.0	95.0–100.9	no different	27,709
2020	98.6	93.4–103.7	no different	9,436

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 531,828 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mitsubishi L200 2003 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mitsubishi-l200/2003/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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