The transport ministry says mileage figures for eight Mitsubishi Motors Corp. models affected by a fuel-efficiency scandal were up to 8.8 percent poorer than their catalog data.

The ministry said Tuesday it has called on the automaker to report the correct data to the government and suspend sales of the eight models, which include the RVR and Pajero sport utility vehicles and the Mirage subcompact, until it states the proper figures in its catalog.

The ministry's order comes four months after Japan's sixth-biggest automaker by volume admitted it manipulated data to make four of its minicar models, including two supplied to Nissan Motor Co., look more efficient than they actually were.