2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: MOT pass rate and reliability

58.1% of 2008 Mitsubishi Outlanders pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,569 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 136,840 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi Outlanders (80.7%, 68,354 tests): -22.6 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -6.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mitsubishi Outlander model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Outlander:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2007 56.8% 1,039 139,013
2008 58.1% 1,569 136,840
2009 57.3% 1,266 131,531
2010 62.6% 1,445 123,807
2011 66.1% 1,299 117,659
2012 68.6% 1,120 106,379
2013 69.2% 2,059 101,989
2014 74.8% 7,176 98,149
2015 79.5% 12,963 91,997
2016 84% 11,159 85,572
2017 86% 9,030 70,719
2018 88.5% 10,847 61,806
2019 90.9% 6,749 52,262

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Outlander

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 22.6 points less often than the Mitsubishi Outlander average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander the average at test was 136,840 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 90.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 56.8%. That 34.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Mitsubishi Outlander MOT data · Every model