MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Spacw wagon

Q: Is the Mitsubishi Spacw wagon reliable?

Across 1 Mitsubishi Spacw wagon vehicles in our MOT data, 60% pass the MOT (a 40% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

1 vehicles · 15 completed MOT tests analysed

60%

MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Mitsubishi Spacw wagon vehicles and 15 completed MOT tests, the Mitsubishi Spacw wagon has an overall 60% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 184,904 miles.

Vehicles

MOT tests

11,615

Avg miles / year

2.3

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Mitsubishi Spacw wagon problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Mitsubishi Spacw wagon MOT tests:

Other179%
Emissions & nuisance9%
Seatbelts & equipment6%

Mitsubishi Spacw wagon pass rate by age

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
11	2	50%
12	1	100%
13	1	100%
14	2	50%
15	2	50%
16	2	50%
17	1	100%
18	2	50%
19	2	50%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Mitsubishi Spacw wagon MOT faults

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

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (4 times)
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (2 times)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (2 times)
Rear metal brake pipes corroding (2 times)
Rear trailing arm bushes deteriorating (2 times)
Axle oil leak (2 times)
Centre prop shaft mount deteriorating (2 times)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage worn but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) (2 times)
Nearside Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) (2 times)
Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d) (2 times)
Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
both rear tyres worn to legal limit. (2 times)
brake pipes rusting. (2 times)
diff leaking oil. (2 times)
prop shaft centre coupling collapsed. (2 times)

Mitsubishi Spacw wagon pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
1996	1	15	60%	184,904

Mitsubishi Spacw wagon reliability FAQ

Across 1 Mitsubishi Spacw wagon vehicles in our MOT data, 60% pass the MOT (a 40% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Mitsubishi Spacw wagon MOT issues are: Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt; Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d); Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2).

The typical Mitsubishi Spacw wagon in our data has covered around 184,904 miles.

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