Does the Mitsubishi Space Star fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Space Star records 56.32 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 40.07 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+16.25, 95% interval +15.15 to +17.35). It ranks 36 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Mitsubishi Space Star by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Space Star is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 2,161 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 2,161 | 12.07 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 1,903 | 10.63 |
| Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow | 727 | 4.06 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 719 | 4.02 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 663 | 3.70 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,906 (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 Space Star gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
39.7% of Mitsubishi Space Star MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,776 miles later (1,033 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,033 (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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