Mitsubishi Challenger
Registered from 1999 to 2004.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1999 2.5 diesel. 18 of 78 tests failed, 23%.
Better than 69% of 1999 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 348 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 39% | 7 |
| Body and structure | 33% | 6 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 33% | 6 |
| Brakes | 28% | 5 |
| Steering | 17% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 11% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
Where it stands out against its peers
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 98% of 1999 cars — 33% of its 18 failed tests, where an ordinary 1999 car has 5%.
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 — 39% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 28% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Steering — 17% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 11% of its failures
- Body and structure — 33% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Seat belts and airbags — 33% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired