Mitsubishi Outlander MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Mitsubishi Outlander in Great Britain in 2025 — 75,333 tests. Figures cover every Outlander first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Outlander ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
76.3%
4.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
75,333
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.4%
of Outlander first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
93,750
middle half: 73,750–116,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Mitsubishi Outlander cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 70,576 Mitsubishi Outlander cars that were taxed or on SORN: 67,582 taxed and 2,994 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Mitsubishi Outlander vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
67,582
95.8% of the 70,576 Outlander cars taxed or on SORN; 73 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
2,994
declared off the road by their keepers — 4.2% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Outlander cars peaked at 75,334 at the end of 2021 and has since fallen by 7,752 (10.3%) to 67,582 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 151 at the end of 2014 to 2,994 at the end of 2025, up 1882.8%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Outlander cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k80k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Outlander cars, year 2014: 24kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2015: 37kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2016: 48kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2017: 56kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2018: 64kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2019: 71kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2020: 74kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2021: 75kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2022: 74kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2023: 72kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2024: 70kTaxed Outlander cars, year 2025: 68k68k
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YearTaxed Outlander cars
201423,704
201536,833
201647,720
201755,505
201863,763
201970,999
202074,102
202175,334
202273,644
202371,618
202469,599
202567,582

Outlander cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Outlander cars on SORN, year 2014: 151Outlander cars on SORN, year 2015: 202Outlander cars on SORN, year 2016: 336Outlander cars on SORN, year 2017: 573Outlander cars on SORN, year 2018: 913Outlander cars on SORN, year 2019: 1kOutlander cars on SORN, year 2020: 1kOutlander cars on SORN, year 2021: 1kOutlander cars on SORN, year 2022: 2kOutlander cars on SORN, year 2023: 2kOutlander cars on SORN, year 2024: 3kOutlander cars on SORN, year 2025: 3k3k
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YearOutlander cars on SORN
2014151
2015202
2016336
2017573
2018913
20191,081
20201,460
20211,484
20221,738
20232,122
20242,527
20252,994

Which model years survive

Taxed Outlander cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 67,582 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Outlander cars
20211,9772.9%
20204,4596.6%
20197,74511.5%
20189,69914.4%
20177,98711.8%
20169,95014.7%
201511,70417.3%
20146,6499.8%
20131,7262.6%
20129061.3%
20111,0061.5%
20101,1261.7%
20098651.3%
20089471.4%
All other build years (six years, each under 1%)8361.2%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name OUTLANDER under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Outlander ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Outlander vs all cars, 2025.

Mitsubishi OutlanderAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 4: 86.9%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 5: 86.5%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 6: 86%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 7: 84.6%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 8: 81%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 9: 76.7%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 10: 71.2%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 11: 66%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 12: 60.3%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 13: 63%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 14: 58.4%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 15: 55.3%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 16: 55.1%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 17: 54%Mitsubishi Outlander, vehicle age 18: 53.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Mitsubishi Outlander 53.7%
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Age (years)Outlander testsOutlander pass rateAll cars
42,50286.9%87.2%
55,29986.5%86.0%
68,68386.0%83.5%
710,81384.6%80.9%
88,82281.0%78.2%
910,92076.7%74.9%
1012,54571.2%71.9%
116,96166.0%68.6%
121,95260.3%65.8%
131,04163.0%63.5%
141,15758.4%61.2%
151,29955.3%59.3%
161,04755.1%58.3%
171,17454.0%57.2%
1879153.7%57.4%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Outlander's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Outlander beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Outlander aheadOutlander behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 4: -0.3 points vs the average carAge 5: +0.5 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.5 points vs the average carAge 7: +3.7 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.8 points vs the average carAge 9: +1.8 points vs the average car9Age 10: -0.7 points vs the average carAge 11: -2.6 points vs the average car11Age 12: -5.5 points vs the average carAge 13: -0.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: -2.8 points vs the average carAge 15: -4.0 points vs the average car15Age 16: -3.2 points vs the average carAge 17: -3.2 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.7 points vs the average carVehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
4-0.3
5+0.5
6+2.5
7+3.7
8+2.8
9+1.8
10-0.7
11-2.6
12-5.5
13-0.5
14-2.8
15-4.0
16-3.2
17-3.2
18-3.7

The Outlander fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Outlander fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 4: 2k4Age 5: 5kAge 6: 8k6Age 7: 10kAge 8: 8k8Age 9: 10kAge 10: 12k10Age 11: 6kAge 12: 1k12Age 13: 1kAge 14: 1k14Age 15: 1kAge 16: 1k16Age 17: 1kAge 18: 79118Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
42,502
55,299
68,683
710,813
88,822
910,920
1012,545
116,961
121,952
131,041
141,157
151,299
161,047
171,174
18791

What an Outlander fails on

Where the failure items land when an Outlander fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Brakes21.9%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.0%
Suspension19.5%
Tyres13.4%
Steering8.1%
Visibility7.3%
Body, chassis, structure3.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.3%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.0% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Outlander, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 31.7% of advisories31.7%Tyres: 30.5% of advisories30.5%Suspension: 21.0% of advisories21.0%Non-component advisories: 6.9% of advisories6.9%Body, chassis, structure: 3.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 2.2% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes31.7%
Tyres30.5%
Suspension21.0%
Non-component advisories6.9%
Body, chassis, structure3.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.2%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Outlander?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested Outlander fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Hybrid electric: 80.4% of 48,873 tests80.4%Hybrid48,873 testsDiesel: 65.5% of 18,136 tests65.5%Diesel18,136 testsPetrol: 80.2% of 5,162 tests80.2%Petrol5,162 testsElectric: 68.4% of 3,147 tests68.4%Electric3,147 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Hybrid electric48,87380.4%
Diesel18,13665.5%
Petrol5,16280.2%
Electric3,14768.4%

What mileage is normal for an Outlander?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Outlander; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Outlander (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k4681012141618Vehicle age (years)Age 4: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 28,750–58,750)Age 5: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 31,250–63,750)Age 6: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–73,750)Age 7: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 51,250–86,250)Age 8: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–96,250)Age 9: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–111,250)Age 10: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–116,250)Age 11: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 81,250–123,750)Age 12: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 88,750–126,250)Age 13: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 88,750–128,750)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 98,750–143,750)Age 15: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 103,750–148,750)Age 16: typical 133,750 miles (middle half 111,250–156,250)Age 17: typical 136,250 miles (middle half 113,750–161,250)Age 18: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 116,250–161,250)138k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
428,75043,75058,750
531,25046,25063,750
641,25056,25073,750
751,25066,25086,250
856,25073,75096,250
966,25086,250111,250
1073,75093,750116,250
1181,250101,250123,750
1288,750106,250126,250
1388,750108,750128,750
1498,750118,750143,750
15103,750126,250148,750
16111,250133,750156,250
17113,750136,250161,250
18116,250138,750161,250

What fails at each age

The Outlander's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentVisibilityBrakesSuspensionSteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres34.5%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.3%
3-5 yrsVisibility15.0%
3-5 yrsBrakes14.7%
3-5 yrsSuspension7.6%
3-5 yrsEverything else6.9%
6-9 yrsBrakes26.9%
6-9 yrsTyres21.2%
6-9 yrsSuspension19.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.8%
6-9 yrsSteering8.0%
6-9 yrsEverything else14.7%
10-13 yrsBrakes26.7%
10-13 yrsSuspension22.3%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.6%
10-13 yrsTyres11.4%
10-13 yrsSteering10.4%
10-13 yrsEverything else12.6%
14+ yrsSuspension27.8%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.2%
14+ yrsBrakes18.5%
14+ yrsSteering9.3%
14+ yrsTyres6.6%
14+ yrsEverything else17.6%

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