Mitsubishi OUTLANDER - 2014
219.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi OUTLANDER, model year 2014.
Sample size: 7,443 cars, 16,332 tests and 35,848 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 7,443 cars
The 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander has an overall defect rate of 220 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% higher than the average car of the same year, which stands at 194 per 100. Notably, the Outlander shows a significant increase in defect rates as mileage increases, with vehicles over 124,000 miles having the highest rate at around 367 per 100. While the model performs better in the "Other" defect category, with a lower proportion of issues compared to the average, it has significantly higher rates of defects related to brakes and steering, suggesting particular attention may be needed in these areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,443 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 42.1% worse
131.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 120.2% worse
26.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 8.7% better
15.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 6.3% worse
42.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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 only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.7% better
195.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 12.8% better
13.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 2.2% better
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 38.2% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,318
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,492
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,491
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,335
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,170
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,416
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,363
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,198
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 936
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 772
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 936
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 565
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 511
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 509
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 320
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 252
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 247