67.6%
Mitsubishi Shogun
Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate and common problems
The Mitsubishi Shogun passed 67.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 4.7 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
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How the Shogun compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
71.3%
Mitsubishi average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Shogun runs 3.6 points behind the Mitsubishi average. It is 7th of the 9 Mitsubishi models in the data. The average Shogun arrived at its test 15.4 years old with 104,958 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Shogun MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Mitsubishi Shogun cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 61.8%, a drop of 22.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 2,346 | 84.2% | 11.9 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 6,866 | 78.4% | 6.1 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 19,164 | 61.8% | 10.5 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Shogun failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Mitsubishi Shogun cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 44.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Shogun MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Mitsubishi Shogun cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 34.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Mitsubishi Shogun cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Shogun
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, ball joint excessively worn and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 13.2% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and stop lamp not working. 6.8% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 6.2% of failure items.
4
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play and steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 5.1% of failure items.
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Mitsubishi Shogun MOT FAQs
What is the Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate?
67.6% of Mitsubishi Shogun cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 28,376 tests. That is 4.7 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 392nd of 575 models.
What does a Mitsubishi Shogun most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Mitsubishi Shogun cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 6.2% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (4%) and ball joint excessively worn (3.7%).
Which area causes the most Mitsubishi Shogun MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 24%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 20%.
Do older Mitsubishi Shogun cars fail their MOT more often?
Mitsubishi Shogun cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.2% of MOT tests in 2025, against 61.8% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Mitsubishi Shogun has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Mitsubishi Shogun that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Mitsubishi Shogun's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.