Track rod end excessive play on the Mitsubishi Shogun
Track rod end excessive play on the Mitsubishi Shogun is recorded on 4,532 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 46 of 309, highest first |
| The model's own record | 105,518 tests · every year of the Shogun → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mitsubishi Shogun tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 1.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.7 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 2.7%; best 2017 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60 | 3,088 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 162 | 9,690 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 214 | 11,366 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 655 | 33,264 | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 785 | 36,405 | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 563 | 20,756 | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 629 | 24,969 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 288 | 10,878 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 166 | 7,398 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 224 | 11,967 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 171 | 12,069 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 87 | 7,311 | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 136 | 6,602 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 153 | 16,584 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 129 | 19,206 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 56 | 16,149 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 19 | 7,880 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mitsubishi Shogun MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mitsubishi model →