Does the Mitsubishi Shogun Sport fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Shogun Sport records 8.51 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.65 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.14, 95% interval −0.41 to +0.13). It ranks 290 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 Sport by registration
What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Shogun Sport is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 794 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction | 794 | 1.76 |
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 691 | 1.53 |
| Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users | 538 | 1.19 |
| Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit | 410 | 0.91 |
| Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit | 363 | 0.80 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 45,144 (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 Sport gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.4% of Mitsubishi Shogun Sport MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 4,300 miles later (7,049 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,049 (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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