Mitsubishi 3000
Registered from 1992 to 2006.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1998 3.0 petrol. 17 of 63 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 40% of 1998 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 269 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 53% | 9 |
| Body and structure | 47% | 8 |
| Brakes | 41% | 7 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 35% | 6 |
| Lights and electrics | 24% | 4 |
| Steering | 24% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 92% of 1998 cars — 47% of its 17 failed tests, where an ordinary 1998 car has 27%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 53% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Brakes — 41% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 35% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Steering — 24% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 24% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 47% of its failures
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired