26,604 tests in 2025
Mitsubishi Shogun reliability and MOT pass rate
72.6% passed first time. The 27.4% fail rate is 4.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 17 years old with 103,437 miles.
Pass rate
72.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 27.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
103,437 mi
17 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,735 | 12% |
| 6-9 years | 4,224 | 16.9% |
| 10-13 years | 4,597 | 22.4% |
| 14+ years | 16,048 | 33.2% |
What the Shogun 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.
- Suspension244 dangerous47.9%
- Brakes1,356 dangerous38.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment51 dangerous33.6%
- Body, chassis, structure169 dangerous26.9%
- Steering59 dangerous19.6%
- Visibility6 dangerous13.9%
- Noise, emissions and leaks19 dangerous13.1%
- Tyres912 dangerous12.3%
Is the Shogun getting worse?
The fail rate fell 2.5 points to 26.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,774 | — | 29.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 33,381 | — | 28.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 27,232 | — | 28% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 25,653 | — | 26.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Shogun 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 Shogun in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength1,011 tests
- 2Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn805 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick752 tests
- 4Position lamp: not working689 tests
- 5Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play636 tests
- 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases620 tests
- 7Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt602 tests
- 8Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded554 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Shogun collects 3.45 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.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded3,476 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,457 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2,628 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine2,422 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2,244 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,122 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,577 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,261 tests
Questions
What is the Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate?
72.6% of the 26,604 Mitsubishi Shogun first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 27.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Mitsubishi Shogun usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", recorded on 1,011 failed tests, followed by "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, suspension appears in 47.9% of failures, brakes appears in 38.9% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 33.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 12%; at 14+ years it was 33.2%. The median Mitsubishi Shogun tested in 2025 was 17 years old with 103,437 miles.
Is the Mitsubishi Shogun getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 2.5 points to 26.9% 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 Shogun 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 11 safety recalls naming the Mitsubishi Shogun: Mitsubishi Shogun recalls.
Other Mitsubishi models
Checking a particular Shogun?
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