Mitsubishi OUTLANDER - 2010
412.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi OUTLANDER, model year 2010.
Sample size: 1,529 cars, 3,544 tests and 14,631 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,529 cars
The 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander has a higher overall defect rate, with 413 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 294. This represents a significant increase of 40%. The model particularly struggles with brakes and steering, showing defect rates of 202 and 38 per 100, which are notably higher than average. Additionally, it experiences more issues in categories related to wheels, suspensions, and axles, as well as body structure. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates tend to rise with increased mileage, especially in the highest mileage bracket of over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,529 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 75.9% worse
202.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 127.2% worse
38.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▼ 2.2% worse
22.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 13.4% worse
88.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 34.2% worse
383.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▼ 31.4% worse
47.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 2.5% better
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 10.2% worse
35.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,348
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,255
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,232
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,070
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 862
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 640
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 577
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 389
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 376
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 371
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 376
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 290
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 252
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 67