MITSUBISHI L200 DOUBLE CAB2003 · 2.5L Diesel

The Mitsubishi L200 passed its most recent MOT on 10 January 2024 at 138,126 miles with no defects recorded, and the maintenance trend across the last three years reads as stable. The vehicle carries a clean test history on paper, though the 2024 and 2023 entries each show a failed test logged on the day immediately before the pass, both at identical mileages to the subsequent pass. The DVSA record lists no defects against either failure, which points to administrative re-test or documentation correction rather than a mechanical fault rectified between tests. Mileage accumulation is consistent with typical use for a 23-year-old vehicle. The record shows 130,447 miles on 17 January 2022, rising to 134,128 miles by 3 January 2023 and 138,126 miles by 10 January 2024. That equates to roughly 3,700 to 4,000 miles per year across the captured period, below the 6,005-mile annual average implied by the lifetime figure. The sparse five-entry history with no advisories or defects offers little insight into consumable replacement cycles, but the low recent annual use may mean prolonged standing periods that accelerate rubber perishing and corrosion. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion, as the L200's age and ladder-frame chassis make hidden rust a realistic risk the MOT record does not expose. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs warrant physical measurement given the vehicle's 138,000-mile life and light recent mileage. The twin same-day fail-pass pairs in January 2023 and January 2024 suggest the seller or tester processed retests quickly; confirm with the presenting garage that no outstanding advisory items were quietly cleared without rectification.