Pass rate
72.6%
Below average — 0.0 pts in line with the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 5,683 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £56–£146
2003 Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 128,417 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
26.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 90.6% pass
- Avoid 2006 71.3% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 19.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.8%
- Typical mileage
- 128k mi
The 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate is 72.6% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Shogun does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.3× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.7% of everything recorded on the 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun, against 5.6% nationally — 7.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.2%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 0.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.8%. The median 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun in this dataset had covered 128,417 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 85% of tests, with a 72.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.7% of the time, April–September 72.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.42% of tests.
- 5,683 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.6% overall pass rate, 65.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Shogun, the average is 77.3% — best year 2021 (90.6%), worst 2006 (71.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 5,683
- Typical mileage (median)
- 128,417 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Shogun
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Shogun MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (85% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Shogun
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 1,148 | 65.6% |
| South East | 1,144 | 75.6% |
| West Midlands | 677 | 72.1% |
| East of England | 608 | 74.7% |
| North West | 489 | 72.4% |
| Yorkshire | 487 | 78.2% |
| Wales | 379 | 73.1% |
| East Midlands | 339 | 71.7% |
| Scotland | 213 | 70.4% |
| North East | 120 | 78.3% |
| London | 79 | 84.8% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2003 Shogun
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2003 Shogun
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 6.4% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check corrosion 5.7% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the windscreen 4.8% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2003 Shogun through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £56–£146 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £56–£146
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 5,683 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Shogun, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2000 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.3% to 90.6% — a spread of 19.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 74.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 73.4% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 72.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 72.6%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 71.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 71.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 72.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 73.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 74.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 78.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 79.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 80.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 83.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 85.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 85.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 87.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 88.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 88.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2020 88.5% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2021 90.6% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2003 cars with a similar record
- Honda Jazz 72.6%
- Skoda Octavia 72.6%
- Vauxhall Astra 72.5%
- Peugeot 106 72.5%
- Ford Fiesta 72.4%
- Audi Tt 72.4%
Closest pass rates among 2003 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 18,373 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 4,894 | 26.20% | 20.98% | +5.22 |
| Brakes | 3,658 | 19.60% | 20.89% | −1.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,430 | 13.00% | 12.21% | +0.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2,374 | 12.70% | 5.57% | +7.13 |
| Tyres | 1,395 | 7.50% | 19.76% | −12.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,385 | 7.40% | 5.52% | +1.88 |
| Steering | 732 | 3.90% | 2.57% | +1.33 |
| Visibility | 724 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Non-component advisories | 423 | 2.30% | 4.18% | −1.88 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 358 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.4% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.1% | £5–25 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.7% | £180–450 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.8% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.9% | £80–250 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £60–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 2.5% | £120–300 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 17.2% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.1% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.3% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.0% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.9% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 26 | 84.6% | 18,147 mi |
| 30-60k | 195 | 80.0% | 48,108 mi |
| 60-90k | 646 | 76.5% | 78,228 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,495 | 73.4% | 105,582 mi |
| 120k+ | 3,312 | 71.0% | 157,250 mi |
Source: 5,683 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2003 Shogun MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun?
72.6% of the 5,683 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 65.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.42%), headlamp lens slightly defective (6.12%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.68%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 84.6% of the time, falling to 71.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun in this dataset had covered 128,417 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun?
Diesel: 72.5% pass rate across 4,810 tests. Petrol: 73.0% pass rate across 856 tests. LPG: 86.7% pass rate across 15 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2003 Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.