Does the Mitsubishi Outlander fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Mitsubishi Outlander records 1.52 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.83, 95% interval −0.87 to −0.78). It ranks 375 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Outlander is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 1,904 times in 2019–2024.

Mitsubishi Outlander: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	1,904	0.47
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	910	0.23
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	465	0.12
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap	391	0.10
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	319	0.08

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 401,860 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Mitsubishi Outlander gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.0% of Mitsubishi Outlander MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,561 miles later (5,389 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,389 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Mitsubishi Outlander fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

If a Mitsubishi Outlander gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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