2004 Mitsubishi Pajero: MOT pass rate and reliability
70% of 2004 Mitsubishi Pajeros pass the MOT first time, measured across 230 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 150,781 miles.
How the 2004 compares
- Against all Mitsubishi Pajeros (71.8%, 1,774 tests): -1.8 points
- Against all 2004 cars (64%): +6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Mitsubishi Pajero model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Pajero:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 70% | 230 | 150,781 |
| 2005 | 73.5% | 211 | 146,794 |
What this means if you are buying a 2004 Pajero
The 2004 sits close to the Mitsubishi Pajero 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 22-year-old car fails on
A 2004 car is 22 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 very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2004 Mitsubishi Pajero the average at test was 150,781 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 2005 at 73.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 70%. That 3.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Mitsubishi Pajero - 73.5%