Mitsubishi Lancer: reliability by registration year
2005-2011 · 7 registration years · 6,754 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Lancer registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 991 | 57.5% | 64.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.9% |
| 2010 | 1,300 | 59.9% | 65.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.9% |
| 2009 | 901 | 57.3% | 65.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.7% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2009 Lancer: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (18.7%) | ||||
| 2008 | 1,190 | 62.8% | 69.2% | Track rod end (front) 15.6% |
| 2007 | 708 | 61.4% | 69.1% | |
| 2006 | 805 | 67.8% | 75.5% | |
| 2005 | 859 | 68.5% | 76.0% | |