Does the Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin records 16.16 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.25 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.91, 95% interval +6.26 to +7.55). It ranks 18 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin by registration
What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 563 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction | 563 | 3.78 |
| Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer | 547 | 3.67 |
| Emissions levels exceed default limits | 448 | 3.01 |
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 407 | 2.73 |
| An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels | 200 | 1.34 |
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 noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.5% of Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,016 miles later (872 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 872 (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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