Used car guide
2005 Mitsubishi Shogun: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
58% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%)
Stands out: rigid brake pipes 1.8×, rust around suspension or steering mountings 3×, chassis rust or damage 4.3×
1,610 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
57% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%)
Stands out: chassis rust or damage 4×, wheel bearings 3.3×, ball joint 2×
9,168 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Mitsubishi Shogun compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,401 | Brakes 22% |
| 2020 | 1,995 | Brakes 25% |
| 2019 | 2,188 | Brakes 27% |
| 2018 | 3,416 | Brakes 25% |
| 2017 | 3,505 | Brakes 27% |
| 2016 | 4,677 | Brakes 30% |
| 2015 | 5,570 | Brakes 29% |
| 2014 | 4,666 | Brakes 31% |
| 2013 | 2,730 | Brakes 33% |
| 2012 | 2,016 | Brakes 36% |
| 2011 | 3,249 | Suspension 35% |
| 2010 | 3,169 | Suspension 40% |
| 2009 | 1,933 | Suspension 47% |
| 2008 | 2,861 | Suspension 49% |
| 2007 | 6,569 | Suspension 52% |
| 2006 | 8,436 | Suspension 51% |
| 2004 | 9,780 | Suspension 50% |
| 2003 | 5,216 | Suspension 50% |
| 2002 | 3,055 | Suspension 50% |
| 2001 | 1,713 | Suspension 49% |
| 2000 | 958 | Suspension 44% |
| 1999 | 877 | Brakes 44% |
| 1998 | 1,153 | Brakes 44% |
| 1997 | 763 | Brakes 43% |
| 1996 | 576 | Brakes 41% |
| 1995 | 444 | Suspension 41% |
| 1994 | 211 | Brakes 44% |
| 1993 | 152 | Brakes 39% |
| 1992 | – | Too few tests |
| 1991 | – | Too few tests |
| 1990 | – | Too few tests |
| 1989 | – | Too few tests |
| 1988 | – | Too few tests |
| 1987 | – | Too few tests |
| 1986 | – | Too few tests |