Does the Mitsubishi Outlander fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Mitsubishi Outlander records 9.90 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.04 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.86, 95% interval +0.76 to +0.96). It ranks 246 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Mitsubishi Outlander by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Outlander is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 6,859 times in 2019–2024.

Mitsubishi Outlander: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	6,859	1.71
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	5,641	1.40
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	4,819	1.20
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	3,490	0.87
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	2,528	0.63

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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

31.7% of Mitsubishi Outlander MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,510 miles later (1,517 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,517 (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 lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

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