2012 Mitsubishi L200: MOT pass rate and reliability

66.5% of 2012 Mitsubishi L200s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,934 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 109,938 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi L200s (75.7%, 74,337 tests): -9.2 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -4.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mitsubishi L200 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi L200:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 68.7% 227 123,879
2003 63.8% 315 113,869
2004 62.4% 505 121,037
2005 62.8% 725 120,156
2006 61.8% 3,993 136,794
2007 62.1% 3,501 132,138
2008 60.8% 2,355 133,403
2009 59.2% 2,145 128,792
2010 62.6% 3,213 126,581
2011 63.2% 3,898 120,905
2012 66.5% 2,934 109,938
2013 69.7% 3,773 101,651
2014 71.1% 4,711 92,994
2015 77% 6,620 87,444
2016 83.1% 6,665 82,534
2017 84.3% 8,130 74,610
2018 86.8% 7,929 65,888
2019 87.6% 7,353 56,723
2020 88.7% 2,750 49,770
2021 90.9% 1,840 40,802

What this means if you are buying a 2012 L200

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 9.2 points less often than the Mitsubishi L200 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2012 Mitsubishi L200 the average at test was 109,938 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 2021 at 90.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 59.2%. That 31.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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