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Mitsubishi Light 4x4 vs Mitsubishi Shogun: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Mitsubishi Light 4x4
65%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Mitsubishi Shogun
72%
MOT pass rate · 114,544 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Mitsubishi Light 4x4 (65%) and Mitsubishi Shogun (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Mitsubishi Light 4x4 Mitsubishi Shogun
MOT pass rate 65% 72% ✓
MOT failure rate 35% 28% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.3 ✓ 2.4
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 252,641 mi 140,140 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 114,544

Most common faults

Mitsubishi Light 4x4

  1. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
  2. Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  3. All steering joints have slight play
  4. Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
  5. Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
  6. Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Mitsubishi Shogun

  1. Oil leak
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  6. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Mitsubishi Light 4x4 (65%) and Mitsubishi Shogun (72%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Mitsubishi Light 4x4 report Full Mitsubishi Shogun report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.