MOT Check for MITSUBISHI LANCERs

The MITSUBISHI LANCER makes up 265,562 of the overall 5,419,002 MITSUBISHI MOT test results. Select your LANCER model year below to find the specific problems.

Or perform a full mot check on your MITSUBISHI LANCER then use our popular KnowYourCar app

MOT check
Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:25 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:61 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:19 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:123 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush ai Occurs:24 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) Occurs:21 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:61 times
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Occurs:16 times
Nearside front brake binding  Occurs:151 times
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:92 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:26 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush ai Occurs:24 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:23 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:344 times
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage cracked  Occurs:53 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:46 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Steering locking device missing  Occurs:24 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:33 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:61 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting nut missing  Occurs:14 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:24 times
NEXT: Please select the model year you are interested in

KnowYourCar App Available on Web, Android, iOS and Microsoft

KnowYourCar on Microsoft

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy