MOT fail rates

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross MOT fail rate by age

How often the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 45,345 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 4 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 4 (n=12,068)12.0%

All cars at 4 years (n=8,699,937)13.4%

Median mileage at test27,924

All cars, median mileage29,800

158 of 348 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 4 years.

What stands out

At 3 years the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross fails 10.9% of MOTs (6,756 tests), 1.2 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 7 years it fails 14.5% (5,663 tests), 6.2 points below the 20.6% average.
The gap is widest at 7 years: 6.2 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 4 years: Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, at 0.8 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
3 years	10.9%	6,756	12.1%	−1.2 pts	20,700 miles
4 years	12.0%	12,068	13.4%	−1.4 pts	27,924 miles
5 years	13.9%	11,102	15.3%	−1.4 pts	35,060 miles
6 years	13.7%	9,756	17.8%	−4.1 pts	42,732 miles
7 years	14.5%	5,663	20.6%	−6.2 pts	49,757 miles

Most common fail items at 4 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Major	0.8
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating Major	0.3
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major	0.3

Out of 12,068 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Wipers not clearing screen Major	5.5
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous	3.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	1.7
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major	1.2
Headlight aimed too high Major	0.6
Headlamp aim: too low Major	0.3
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator Major	0.3

Out of 12,068 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 4 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Mitsubishi Outlander	14.1%	27,819	13.4%
Mitsubishi L200	16.0%	25,333	13.4%
Mitsubishi Asx	11.6%	5,901	13.4%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2018	7 years in 2025	14.4%	5,551	20.6%
2019	6 years in 2025	13.8%	4,121	17.8%
2020	5 years in 2025	13.5%	1,328	15.3%

More on the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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