Mitsubishi Outlander MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Outlanders passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 75,339 tests in 2025. 66,891 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

75,339

Still licensed (GB)

66,891

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 hybrid electric (clean)

3,000 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 47,830 (most between 34,143 and 67,196).

2024: 86% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.9%)

2020 petrol

1,479 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 39,513 (most between 28,385 and 51,365).

2021: 100% → 2022: 82% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.8%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.3%)

2020 hybrid

820 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 50,254 (most between 36,026 and 69,193).

2020: 100% → 2021: 96% → 2022: 92% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (1.0%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.0%)

Where 2020 Outlanders fail

Lights & electrics

5.8%

Wheels & tyres

4.8%

Visibility & wipers

2.8%

Brakes

1.5%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Steering

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.