Mitsubishi OUTLANDER - 2020
92.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi OUTLANDER, model year 2020.
Sample size: 5,373 cars, 12,134 tests and 11,192 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,373 cars
The 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander has an overall defect rate of 92 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average for that year at 90 per 100, indicating a relative increase of 2.7%. Notably, the model performs particularly well in steering and other categories, with defect rates significantly lower than the average, at 0.7% and 1.76%, respectively. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Outlander shows a steady upward trend, surpassing the average rates across all mileage brackets. Overall, while tyre wear is not highlighted, the Outlander's performance in certain defect categories suggests strengths in areas such as steering reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,373 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 4.3% worse
53.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 53.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Track rod or drag link ends seriously misaligned
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 19.9% worse
16.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 6.3% worse
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Headlamp aim unable to be tested
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 0.8% better
96.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 4.2% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 13.3% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 51.4% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,699
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,677
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,534
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,118
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 304
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 268
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 242
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 228
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 132
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 103
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Headlamp aim unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 43