Mitsubishi Shogun 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

40.8% of 13,328 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Shogun first registered in 2007 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.3 (95% CI 96.6–101.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2007 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi Shogun built in 2007 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	40.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	13328
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.6–101.9)	99.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	13328
Rank among this model's 23 build years	10	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	13328
Tested in 2024	1742	tests	median 126,201 miles	2024	1742

Built 2007 against Mitsubishi Shogun normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 39.7% vs 40.8%; age 13: 40.2% vs 39.8%; age 14: 41.2% vs 41.9%; age 15: 41.4% vs 41.4%; age 16: 40.4% vs 41.3%; age 17: 42.5% vs 41.7%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2007 Mitsubishi Shogun by registration · All Mitsubishi Shogun MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2007 Mitsubishi Shogun fail at each age?

Cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Mitsubishi Shogun built 2007: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
12	2,621	39.7	37.9–41.6	40.8	97.4
13	2,352	40.2	38.2–42.2	39.8	100.9
14	2,362	41.2	39.3–43.2	41.9	98.4
15	2,225	41.4	39.4–43.5	41.4	100
16	2,026	40.4	38.3–42.5	41.3	97.7
17	1,742	42.5	40.2–44.8	41.7	101.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,328 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2007 Mitsubishi Shogun?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 30.9 items per 100 first tests, against 25.2 across all build years of the Mitsubishi Shogun. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Shogun built 2007 against the Mitsubishi Shogun in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2007, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	30.9	25.2	4,113
Suspension	30.2	28.9	4,024
Brakes	20	20.9	2,668
Steering	16.7	8.1	2,222
Body, chassis, structure	13	13.8	1,731

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,328 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2007 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Mitsubishi Shogun, 2007 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2006: index 101.5. 2008: index 104.2.

Mitsubishi Shogun build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	98.9	91.7–106.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,718
1999	97.1	90.0–104.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,732
2000	105.2	97.9–112.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,761
2001	104.2	98.7–109.6	no different (rough estimate)	3,128
2002	103.1	99.3–106.8	no different	6,529
2003	97.8	95.0–100.6	no different	11,190
2004	97.8	95.6–100.0	no different	17,676
2005	99.4	97.0–101.7	no different	16,310
2006	101.5	98.8–104.1	no different	13,509
2007	99.3	96.6–101.9	no different	13,328
2008	104.2	100.3–108.0	worse	6,843
2009	104.1	99.2–109.1	no different	4,443
2010	102.1	98.0–106.2	no different	6,778
2011	99.9	95.6–104.1	no different	6,849
2012	94.6	89.1–100.2	no different	4,272
2013	101.8	96.5–107.1	no different	5,730
2014	96.8	92.6–101.0	no different	9,753
2015	93.5	89.5–97.5	better	11,611
2016	100.9	96.1–105.7	no different	9,781
2017	95.2	89.1–101.3	no different	6,230
2018	95.7	88.4–103.0	no different	4,649
2019	104.8	93.4–116.1	no different (rough estimate)	2,225
2020	109.9	94.6–125.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,326

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 167,371 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mitsubishi Shogun 2007 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mitsubishi-shogun/2007/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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