Mitsubishi Outlander 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

24.6% of 43,845 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Outlander first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 109.3 (95% CI 107.2–111.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi Outlander built in 2014 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	24.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	43845
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 107.2–111.3)	109.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	43845
Rank among this model's 17 build years	16	of 17	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	43845
Tested in 2024	7164	tests	median 93,478 miles	2024	7164

Built 2014 against Mitsubishi Outlander normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 19.3% vs 16.4%; age 6: 21% vs 17.1%; age 7: 22% vs 19.5%; age 8: 25.3% vs 22.6%; age 9: 29.4% vs 27.5%; age 10: 30.9% vs 32.4%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2014 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 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 2014: 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)
5	7,551	19.3	18.4–20.2	16.4	117.3
6	7,170	21	20.1–22	17.1	123
7	7,344	22	21.1–23	19.5	113.2
8	7,355	25.3	24.3–26.3	22.6	111.9
9	7,261	29.4	28.4–30.4	27.5	106.7
10	7,164	30.9	29.9–32	32.4	95.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,845 (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 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is brakes: 12.5 items per 100 first tests, against 9.8 across all build years of the Mitsubishi Outlander. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Outlander built 2014 against the Mitsubishi Outlander in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2014, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	12.5	9.8	5,502
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	10.5	9.9	4,624
Suspension	8.8	9.9	3,878
Tyres	7.2	6.5	3,155
Visibility	6.7	7.1	2,929

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 43,845 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the Mitsubishi Outlander, 2014 ranks 16 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 120.1. 2015: index 103.8.

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 2014 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/2014/

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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