69.9%
Mitsubishi Pajero pass rate
Used Mitsubishi Pajero buying guide
In 2025, Mitsubishi Pajero cars passed 69.9% of 1,563 initial MOT tests, 2.4 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Mitsubishi Pajero MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−2.4
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Pajero sits 349th of 575 models in the data. Mitsubishi as a brand averaged 71.3%, so this model runs 1.4 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Mitsubishi Pajero MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Pajero compares with similar cars.
Pajero fuel types
Diesel made up 75.3% of Mitsubishi Pajero MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Most used examples you look at will be diesels.
Where the Pajero fails its MOT
Where Mitsubishi Pajero 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 chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (5.3%), rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (4.2%) and rear fog lamp not working (3.9%). See every common Pajero MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Mitsubishi Pajero that failed, not a claim that every Pajero has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Pajero?
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. 22.1% of Pajero failure items.
2
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 20.6% of Pajero failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 16.1% of Pajero 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. 15.4% of Pajero failure items.
5
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 6.3% of Pajero 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 Pajero failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and body, chassis, structure 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 Pajero.
- 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 Colt 54.1% MOT pass rate
- Used Mitsubishi Eclipse 86.2% MOT pass rate
See all 9 Mitsubishi models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Mitsubishi Pajero FAQs
Is the Mitsubishi Pajero 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 69.9% first-time pass rate for the Mitsubishi Pajero across 1,563 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Mitsubishi Pajero?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, body, chassis, structure and suspension. 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 Pajero'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.