What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Mitsubishi Space Star?

52.5% of 2002 Mitsubishi Space Stars pass the MOT first time, based on 217 DVSA tests. The Mitsubishi Space Star averages 51.6% across all model years.

Is a 2002 Mitsubishi Space Star a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 2002 Mitsubishi Space Star passes 0.9 points more often than the model average of 51.6%. Average mileage at test is 87,825 miles.

2002 Mitsubishi Space Star: MOT pass rate and reliability

52.5% of 2002 Mitsubishi Space Stars pass the MOT first time, measured across 217 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 87,825 miles.

How the 2002 compares

Against all Mitsubishi Space Stars (51.6%, 1,437 tests): +0.9 points
Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): -12.9 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mitsubishi Space Star model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Space Star:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
2002	52.5%	217	87,825
2003	47.5%	322	89,899
2004	52.4%	483	88,381
2005	52.9%	293	86,450

What this means if you are buying a 2002 Space Star

The 2002 sits close to the Mitsubishi Space Star 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 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 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 2002 Mitsubishi Space Star the average at test was 87,825 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 52.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 47.5%. That 5.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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