Used car guide

1997 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 69% pass first time (all 1997 cars: 65%) Stands out: engine oil leaks 2.1×, rigid brake pipes 2.1×, chassis rust or damage 3× 256 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 66% pass first time (all 1997 cars: 65%) Stands out: chassis rust or damage 3.7×, rigid brake pipes 2×, ball joint 2.7× 507 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

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20212,401Brakes 22%
20201,995Brakes 25%
20192,188Brakes 27%
20183,416Brakes 25%
20173,505Brakes 27%
20164,677Brakes 30%
20155,570Brakes 29%
20144,666Brakes 31%
20132,730Brakes 33%
20122,016Brakes 36%
20113,249Suspension 35%
20103,169Suspension 40%
20091,933Suspension 47%
20082,861Suspension 49%
20076,569Suspension 52%
20068,436Suspension 51%
200510,778Suspension 51%
20049,780Suspension 50%
20035,216Suspension 50%
20023,055Suspension 50%
20011,713Suspension 49%
2000958Suspension 44%
1999877Brakes 44%
19981,153Brakes 44%
1996576Brakes 41%
1995444Suspension 41%
1994211Brakes 44%
1993152Brakes 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