Mitsubishi SHOGUN - 2021
109.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi SHOGUN, model year 2021.
Sample size: 1,304 cars, 3,338 tests and 3,657 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,304 cars
The 2021 Mitsubishi Shogun has a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 110 defects per 100 vehicles, while the average is 79. Notably, the Shogun shows higher defect rates in categories such as brakes, where it performs worse than average with 87 defects per 100 vehicles, and wheels, suspensions, and axles. In contrast, it excels in areas like steering and visibility, showing fewer defects than the average model. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage for this model, particularly in the lowest mileage bracket, where it has a substantially higher defect rate than the average car.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,304 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 117.0% worse
86.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- 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: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 42.9% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
Visibility
▲ 24.8% better
10.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 11.6% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.5% worse
105.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 38.1% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▼ 133.3% worse
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 59.3% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 738
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 517
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 506
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 505
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 167
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 89
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 87
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 59
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 10