Mitsubishi Carisma
Registered from 1996 to 2005.
About this model
The Mitsubishi Carisma is a large family car that was produced for the European market by Mitsubishi Motors from 1995 to 2004.
From the Wikipedia article Mitsubishi Carisma, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2003 1.9 diesel. 82 of 245 tests failed, 33%.
Better than 7% of 2003 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 639 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 63% | 52 |
| Brakes | 52% | 43 |
| Lights and electrics | 46% | 38 |
| Body and structure | 27% | 22 |
| Steering | 18% | 15 |
| Visibility | 18% | 15 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 63% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 52% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Steering — 18% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 46% of its failures
- Body and structure — 27% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- 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
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 34% of its inspections, against the 31% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80–100k miles | 34% | 28% | 38 | |
| 100–120k miles | 22% | 29% | 32 | |
| 120–140k miles | 30% | 30% | 44 | |
| 140–160k miles | 40% | 31% | 40 | |
| 160–180k miles | 34% | 31% | 35 |
189 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.