2009 Mitsubishi Colt: MOT pass rate and reliability
64.2% of 2009 Mitsubishi Colts pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,756 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 82,781 miles.
How the 2009 compares
- Against all Mitsubishi Colts (64.6%, 22,543 tests): -0.4 points
- Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): -1.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Mitsubishi Colt model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Colt:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.1% | 375 | 94,481 |
| 2005 | 61.5% | 1,854 | 94,626 |
| 2006 | 62.3% | 2,581 | 92,498 |
| 2007 | 61.6% | 3,371 | 89,331 |
| 2008 | 60.6% | 4,083 | 86,219 |
| 2009 | 64.2% | 3,756 | 82,781 |
| 2010 | 67.6% | 2,523 | 80,400 |
| 2011 | 72.3% | 1,616 | 74,585 |
| 2012 | 74.1% | 1,461 | 68,450 |
| 2013 | 79.1% | 512 | 63,834 |
What this means if you are buying a 2009 Colt
The 2009 sits close to the Mitsubishi Colt average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 17-year-old car fails on
A 2009 car is 17 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2009 Mitsubishi Colt the average at test was 82,781 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2013 at 79.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 58.1%. That 21.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Mitsubishi Colt - 62.3%
- 2007 Mitsubishi Colt - 61.6%
- 2008 Mitsubishi Colt - 60.6%
- 2010 Mitsubishi Colt - 67.6%
- 2011 Mitsubishi Colt - 72.3%
- 2012 Mitsubishi Colt - 74.1%