54.1%
Mitsubishi Colt pass rate
Used Mitsubishi Colt buying guide
In 2025, Mitsubishi Colt cars passed 54.1% of 19,641 initial MOT tests, 18.2 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Mitsubishi Colt MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−18.2
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Colt sits 547th of 575 models in the data. Mitsubishi as a brand averaged 71.3%, so this model runs 17.2 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Mitsubishi Colt MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Colt compares with similar cars.
Colt fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Mitsubishi Colt cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 6.6% of tests.
Where the Colt fails its MOT
Where Mitsubishi Colt cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (6.8%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (6%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.3%). See every common Colt MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Mitsubishi Colt that failed, not a claim that every Colt has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Colt?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 32.5% of Colt failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 19.5% of Colt failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 9.4% of Colt failure items.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 9.2% of Colt failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 8.1% of Colt failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Mitsubishi Colt failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Mitsubishi models
The most-tested Mitsubishi models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Colt.
- Used Mitsubishi L200 68.7% MOT pass rate
- Used Mitsubishi Outlander 76.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Mitsubishi Asx 74.5% MOT pass rate
- Used Mitsubishi Shogun 67.6% MOT pass rate
- Used Mitsubishi Eclipse 86.2% MOT pass rate
- Used Mitsubishi Mirage 80.5% MOT pass rate
See all 9 Mitsubishi models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Mitsubishi Colt FAQs
Is the Mitsubishi Colt reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 54.1% first-time pass rate for the Mitsubishi Colt across 19,641 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Mitsubishi Colt?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and body, chassis, structure. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Mitsubishi Colt's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.