Mitsubishi OUTLANDER - 2019
101.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi OUTLANDER, model year 2019.
Sample size: 8,837 cars, 19,296 tests and 19,549 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 8,837 cars
The 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander has a defect rate of 101 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for its year at 106 per 100, showing a 4.6% improvement. Notably, this model performs well in categories such as steering, where it has significantly fewer defects compared to the average, and also has fewer issues with lights and electrics. Conversely, the Outlander shows a higher than average defect rate in body and structure, indicating potential concerns in this area. As mileage increases, the defect rate for the Outlander generally rises, which mirrors the trends seen in the broader dataset.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 8,837 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 2.7% worse
64.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 53.6% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Visibility
▲ 0.7% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 36.2% better
9.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.9% better
106.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 14.3% worse
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 5.6% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 56.9% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 4,302
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,653
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,577
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,140
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 755
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 472
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 450
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 406
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 400
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 287
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 450
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 287
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 225
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 212
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 77