2010 Mitsubishi Colt: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.6% of 2010 Mitsubishi Colts pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,523 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 80,400 miles.

How the 2010 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi Colts (64.6%, 22,543 tests): +3 points
  • Against all 2010 cars (67%): +0.6 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 2010 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 2010 Colt

The 2010 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3 points more often than the Mitsubishi Colt average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 16-year-old car fails on

A 2010 car is 16 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 2010 Mitsubishi Colt the average at test was 80,400 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 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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