Mitsubishi Lancer 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

38.6% of 8,426 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Lancer first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.6 (95% CI 98.1–105.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi Lancer built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	38.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8426
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.1–105.1)	101.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8426
Rank among this model's 11 build years	9	of 11	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8426
Tested in 2024	1129	tests	median 99,785 miles	2024	1129

Built 2009 against Mitsubishi Lancer normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 40.1% vs 40.6%; age 11: 38.6% vs 38.2%; age 12: 38.5% vs 39.1%; age 13: 37.9% vs 37%; age 14: 38.5% vs 37.2%; age 15: 37.1% vs 34.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 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 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 2009: 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)
10	1,639	40.1	37.8–42.5	40.6	98.8
11	1,490	38.6	36.2–41.1	38.2	101.1
12	1,487	38.5	36.1–41	39.1	98.4
13	1,389	37.9	35.4–40.5	37	102.3
14	1,292	38.5	35.9–41.2	37.2	103.6
15	1,129	37.1	34.3–40	34.3	108

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,426 (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 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 29.9 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 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Lancer built 2009 against the Mitsubishi Lancer in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29.9	27.3	2,516
Suspension	26.5	22.1	2,231
Brakes	21.1	16.4	1,779
Steering	12	9.3	1,011
Visibility	10.4	8.8	876

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,426 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Mitsubishi Lancer, 2009 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 94.9. 2010: index 104.2.

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 2009 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/2009/

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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