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Mitsubishi Shogun MOT fail rate by age

How often the Mitsubishi Shogun fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 104,916 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 18 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 18 (n=8,558)41.3%
All cars at 18 years (n=3,261,622)43.3%
Median mileage at test130,583
All cars, median mileage105,218

91 of 238 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 18 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Mitsubishi Shogun fails 14.3% of MOTs (2,630 tests), 2.2 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 33.5% (1,318 tests), 2.8 points below the 36.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 11 years: 5.3 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 18 years: Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, at 12.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 25 years 47.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Mitsubishi Shogun: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years14.3%2,63012.1%+2.2 pts27,620 miles
4 years14.3%3,82213.4%+0.9 pts35,681 miles
5 years15.9%3,78315.3%+0.6 pts40,802 miles
6 years17.0%4,70117.8%−0.8 pts47,426 miles
7 years18.0%5,84720.6%−2.6 pts53,942 miles
8 years20.6%6,28123.8%−3.2 pts61,571 miles
9 years22.9%6,00627.1%−4.2 pts69,333 miles
10 years25.5%5,05930.3%−4.8 pts77,899 miles
11 years27.9%4,28933.3%−5.3 pts89,889 miles
12 years32.6%3,86636.0%−3.3 pts100,055 miles
13 years35.1%3,62938.3%−3.1 pts109,036 miles
14 years39.2%3,98540.3%−1.0 pts115,139 miles
15 years40.0%4,98141.6%−1.6 pts118,778 miles
16 years40.6%5,87942.6%−1.9 pts123,439 miles
17 years41.3%7,38843.1%−1.8 pts126,907 miles
18 years41.3%8,55843.3%−2.0 pts130,583 miles
19 years40.1%7,66243.2%−3.1 pts132,445 miles
20 years40.0%6,04942.8%−2.7 pts132,546 miles
21 years37.8%4,08842.1%−4.3 pts132,463 miles
22 years39.0%2,28141.0%−2.0 pts129,879 miles
23 years36.9%1,47639.6%−2.8 pts128,910 miles
24 years34.7%1,33837.8%−3.1 pts130,465 miles
25 years33.5%1,31836.3%−2.8 pts129,972 miles

Most common fail items at 18 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Major12.1
Suspension ball joint worn Major6.5
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major6.4
Coil spring broken Major4.9
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major3.9
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major3.9
Seat belt prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Major3.8

Out of 8,558 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major5.8
Brake light not working Major4.4
Wipers not clearing screen Major4.1

Out of 8,558 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 18 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Mitsubishi L20044.7%15,62743.3%
Mitsubishi Colt48.5%8,24143.3%
Mitsubishi Outlander45.2%1,33343.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200321 years in 202437.6%1,13242.1%
200421 years in 202536.7%1,61442.1%
200520 years in 202539.0%1,61142.8%
200619 years in 202539.4%1,39543.2%
200718 years in 202539.8%1,55043.3%
200815 years in 202342.0%1,08241.6%
201015 years in 202535.8%1,00141.6%
201114 years in 202533.9%1,06240.3%
201411 years in 202526.4%1,54433.3%
201510 years in 202522.3%1,84130.3%
20169 years in 202522.5%1,54427.1%
20178 years in 202519.6%1,15823.8%
20187 years in 202518.8%1,13520.6%
20214 years in 202513.6%1,21113.4%

More on the Mitsubishi Shogun

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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