70,192 tests in 2025
Mitsubishi Outlander reliability and MOT pass rate
80.6% passed first time. The 19.4% fail rate is 3.2 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 80,297 miles.
Pass rate
80.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 19.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
80,297 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 7,113 | 9.4% |
| 6-9 years | 36,511 | 14.7% |
| 10-13 years | 21,068 | 25.9% |
| 14+ years | 5,499 | 38.6% |
What the Outlander fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension296 dangerous34.9%
- Brakes2,727 dangerous34.2%
- Tyres2,678 dangerous24.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29 dangerous24%
- Steering150 dangerous17.9%
- Visibility5 dangerous10.7%
- Body, chassis, structure108 dangerous7.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks17 dangerous7.1%
Is the Outlander getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.9 points to 19.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72,236 | — | 16% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 75,058 | — | 17.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 65,371 | — | 18.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 66,954 | — | 19.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Outlander at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Outlander in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,759 tests
- 2Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play1,552 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,381 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,108 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,107 tests
- 6Position lamp: not working1,063 tests
- 7Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively801 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn755 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Outlander collects 2.69 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm11,492 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick7,709 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened6,718 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure4,278 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded3,667 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn3,319 tests
- 7Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened2,501 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened2,422 tests
Questions
What is the Mitsubishi Outlander MOT pass rate?
80.6% of the 70,192 Mitsubishi Outlander first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 19.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Mitsubishi Outlander usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 1,759 failed tests, followed by "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 34.9% of failures, brakes appears in 34.2% of failures, tyres appears in 24.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.4%; at 14+ years it was 38.6%. The median Mitsubishi Outlander tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 80,297 miles.
Is the Mitsubishi Outlander getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.9 points to 19.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Outlander trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 24 safety recalls naming the Mitsubishi Outlander: Mitsubishi Outlander recalls.
Other Mitsubishi models
Checking a particular Outlander?
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