2011 Mitsubishi Lancer: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.9% of 2011 Mitsubishi Lancers pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,201 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 99,810 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi Lancers (72.1%, 9,931 tests): -7.2 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -3.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mitsubishi Lancer model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Lancer:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2003 90.4% 250 77,790
2004 89.5% 382 77,259
2005 72.8% 1,038 87,575
2006 71.1% 971 87,992
2007 71.6% 857 87,371
2008 69.6% 1,415 97,620
2009 68.3% 1,131 104,118
2010 64.7% 1,638 102,360
2011 64.9% 1,201 99,810

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Lancer

The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 7.2 points less often than the Mitsubishi Lancer average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer the average at test was 99,810 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 2003 at 90.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 64.7%. That 25.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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