Mitsubishi Shogun MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Shoguns passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 28,430 tests in 2025. 22,580 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

28,430

Still licensed (GB)

22,580

Body type

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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

2018 diesel

1,144 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 55,216 (most between 41,243 and 76,514).

2018: 100% → 2019: 91% → 2020: 90% → 2021: 87% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.6%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (1.7%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.5%)

Where 2018 Shoguns fail

Brakes

7.7%

Suspension & axles

5.3%

Lights & electrics

5.0%

Visibility & wipers

3.0%

Wheels & tyres

2.7%

Steering

1.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.7%

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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.