Does the Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin records 30.10 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.98 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+15.12, 95% interval +14.24 to +16.00). It ranks 22 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin is “Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced”, recorded 1,444 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 1,444 | 9.70 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 1,074 | 7.21 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 806 | 5.41 |
| The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any towbar mounting bracket is significantly reduced | 178 | 1.20 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that steering or braking is likely to be adversely affected | 160 | 1.07 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,887 (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 Shogun Pinin gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
19.3% of Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,565 miles later (2,200 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,200 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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