MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Darcia

Q: Is the Mitsubishi Darcia reliable?

Across 1 Mitsubishi Darcia vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

1 vehicles · 26 completed MOT tests analysed

69%

MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Mitsubishi Darcia vehicles and 26 completed MOT tests, the Mitsubishi Darcia has an overall 69% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 184,306 miles.

Vehicles

MOT tests

6,162

Avg miles / year

1.5

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Mitsubishi Darcia problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mitsubishi Darcia MOT tests:

Other95%
Emissions & nuisance8%
Seatbelts & equipment8%
Brakes5%

Mitsubishi Darcia pass rate by age

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
3	2	50%
4	3	67%
6	2	50%
7	1	100%
8	2	50%
9	2	50%
10	2	50%
11	2	50%
12	2	50%
13	1	100%
14	1	100%
15	1	100%
16	1	100%
17	1	100%
18	1	100%
19	1	100%
20	1	100%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Mitsubishi Darcia MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Mitsubishi Darcia MOT tests:

Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (2 times)
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing (2 times)
Suspension joint offside lower dust cover split/missing (2 times)
slight play in steering rack (2 times)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a) (2 times)
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) (1 times)
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) (1 times)
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) (1 times)
Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) (1 times)

Mitsubishi Darcia pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2003	1	26	69%	184,306

Mitsubishi Darcia reliability FAQ

Across 1 Mitsubishi Darcia vehicles in our MOT data, 69% pass the MOT (a 31% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mitsubishi Darcia MOT issues are: Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d); Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a); Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a).

The typical Mitsubishi Darcia in our data has covered around 184,306 miles.

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