Mitsubishi Outlander 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

33.3% of 9,099 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Outlander first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.9 (95% CI 93.4–100.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi Outlander built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	33.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	9099
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.4–100.3)	96.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	9099
Rank among this model's 17 build years	5	of 17	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	9099
Tested in 2024	1290	tests	median 115,185 miles	2024	1290

Built 2011 against Mitsubishi Outlander normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 26.4% vs 25.4%; age 9: 30.1% vs 28.6%; age 10: 32.8% vs 33.5%; age 11: 33.7% vs 37.2%; age 12: 38.2% vs 41.2%; age 13: 40.9% vs 43.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander by registration · All Mitsubishi Outlander MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Mitsubishi Outlander built 2011: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
8	1,676	26.4	24.4–28.6	25.4	103.9
9	1,561	30.1	27.9–32.4	28.6	105.4
10	1,608	32.8	30.5–35.1	33.5	97.9
11	1,527	33.7	31.4–36.1	37.2	90.6
12	1,437	38.2	35.7–40.7	41.2	92.8
13	1,290	40.9	38.3–43.6	43.3	94.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,099 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is suspension: 19.9 items per 100 first tests, against 9.9 across all build years of the Mitsubishi Outlander. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Outlander built 2011 against the Mitsubishi Outlander in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	19.9	9.9	1,811
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	19.2	9.9	1,750
Brakes	17.4	9.8	1,580
Steering	14.4	4.5	1,310
Visibility	8.3	7.1	759

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,099 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the Mitsubishi Outlander, 2011 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 100.7. 2012: index 95.6.

Mitsubishi Outlander build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2004	102.2	94.9–109.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,428
2005	102.5	94.3–110.8	no different (rough estimate)	1,175
2006	101.6	90.8–112.3	no different (rough estimate)	708
2007	105.3	102.4–108.2	worse	10,343
2008	100.8	98.2–103.4	no different	12,939
2009	103.4	100.2–106.6	worse	9,436
2010	100.7	97.6–103.8	no different	10,356
2011	96.9	93.4–100.3	no different	9,099
2012	95.6	91.6–99.6	better	7,618
2013	120.1	116.4–123.7	worse	13,230
2014	109.3	107.2–111.3	worse	43,845
2015	103.8	102.2–105.4	worse	79,006
2016	92.6	90.9–94.4	better	68,446
2017	91.3	89.0–93.5	better	47,267
2018	93.6	91.2–96.0	better	43,318
2019	99.2	95.9–102.4	no different	26,667
2020	103.8	98.5–109.1	no different	10,879

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 395,760 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mitsubishi Outlander 2011 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mitsubishi-outlander/2011/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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