Mitsubishi Lancer 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

37.9% of 8,169 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Lancer first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.8 (95% CI 101.1–108.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Mitsubishi Lancer built in 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	37.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8169
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.1–108.5)	104.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8169
Rank among this model's 11 build years	11	of 11	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8169
Tested in 2024	963	tests	median 83,895 miles	2024	963

Built 2006 against Mitsubishi Lancer normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 38.4% vs 41.6%; age 14: 40.4% vs 38.6%; age 15: 36.4% vs 35.5%; age 16: 38.9% vs 35.3%; age 17: 36.9% vs 31.8%; age 18: 35.3% vs 29.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer by registration · All Mitsubishi Lancer MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

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

How does the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 Lancer built 2006: 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)
13	1,870	38.4	36.2–40.6	41.6	92.3
14	1,523	40.4	38–42.9	38.6	104.8
15	1,438	36.4	33.9–38.9	35.5	102.4
16	1,253	38.9	36.3–41.7	35.3	110.2
17	1,122	36.9	34.1–39.8	31.8	116
18	963	35.3	32.4–38.4	29.2	120.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,169 (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 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 34.3 items per 100 first tests, against 27.3 across all build years of the Mitsubishi Lancer. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Lancer built 2006 against the Mitsubishi Lancer in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	34.3	27.3	2,802
Suspension	28	22.1	2,288
Brakes	15.6	16.4	1,277
Visibility	10	8.8	819
Steering	8.2	9.3	667

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,169 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Mitsubishi Lancer, 2006 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 100.2. 2007: index 97.0.

Mitsubishi Lancer build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	60.8	48.5–73.1	better (rough estimate)	472
2002	38.8	24.2–53.4	better (rough estimate)	210
2003	51.3	44.0–58.6	better (rough estimate)	1,100
2004	45.9	40.9–50.8	better (rough estimate)	2,097
2005	100.2	96.6–103.7	no different	8,665
2006	104.8	101.1–108.5	worse	8,169
2007	97.0	93.2–100.8	no different	6,910
2008	94.9	91.9–97.9	better	10,841
2009	101.6	98.1–105.1	no different	8,426
2010	104.2	101.3–107.2	worse	12,290
2011	99.7	96.2–103.2	no different	8,733

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 67,913 (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 Lancer 2006 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-lancer/2006/

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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