Mitsubishi Shogun 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

38.7% of 4,443 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Shogun first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.1 (95% CI 99.2–109.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi Shogun built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	38.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4443
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.2–109.1)	104.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4443
Rank among this model's 23 build years	18	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4443
Tested in 2024	629	tests	median 120,603 miles	2024	629

Built 2009 against Mitsubishi Shogun normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 35.5% vs 33.6%; age 11: 34.3% vs 32.8%; age 12: 38% vs 37.5%; age 13: 40.5% vs 38.2%; age 14: 44.1% vs 40.8%; age 15: 40.9% vs 41.4%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 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 2009 Mitsubishi Shogun fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 2009: 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)
10	820	35.5	32.3–38.8	33.6	105.6
11	775	34.3	31.1–37.7	32.8	104.5
12	771	38	34.6–41.5	37.5	101.5
13	738	40.5	37–44.1	38.2	106.1
14	710	44.1	40.5–47.8	40.8	108.1
15	629	40.9	37.1–44.7	41.4	98.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,443 (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 2009 Mitsubishi Shogun?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 27.8 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 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Shogun built 2009 against the Mitsubishi Shogun in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	27.8	25.2	1,234
Suspension	25	28.9	1,110
Brakes	22.1	20.9	981
Steering	12.1	8.1	537
Visibility	10.8	10.1	478

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,443 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Mitsubishi Shogun, 2009 ranks 18 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 104.2. 2010: index 102.1.

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 2009 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/2009/

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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