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Mitsubishi Eclipse, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

11,702 Mitsubishi Eclipses are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 86.2% of initial MOT tests, 13.9 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Mitsubishi Eclipse at the MOT

86.2% of 12,083 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Eclipse 104th of 575 models. Mitsubishi Eclipses aged 3 to 5 years passed 88% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 85.1%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Mitsubishi Eclipse86.2%
  • All Mitsubishi modelsThe Eclipse is 14.9 pts ahead71.3%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Mitsubishi Eclipse tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years4,693 tests88%
  • 6 to 10 years7,368 tests85.1%

Where Eclipses fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Mitsubishi Eclipse tests in 2025.

  • Brakes26.5%
  • Tyres22.5%
  • Visibility16.2%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16%
  • Suspension11.7%

The items testers recorded most often were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (15.8%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (13%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.4%).

The MOT page lists every common Eclipse MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Eclipse's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.26.5% of Eclipse failure items

  2. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.22.5% of Eclipse failure items

  3. Visibility

    Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.16.2% of Eclipse failure items

Mitsubishi Eclipses in the UK

11,702 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 114% since the end of 2018.

Change since 2018
+114%from 5,480 licensed
Typical year of first use
2019half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2019 or earlier
First registered in 2025
5against 5,690 in 2018
Declared off the road
1191% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Mitsubishi Eclipses since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201429
End of 201532
End of 201630
End of 2017130
End of 20185,480
End of 20199,564
End of 202010,744
End of 202111,830
End of 202211,920
End of 202311,793
End of 202411,792
End of 202511,825
End of June 202611,702

How old they are

Licensed Mitsubishi Eclipses by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 106 were first used before 2018.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20219801,028
20201,2981,361
20194,0094,193
20185,4135,690

Eclipse engine sizes

1.5 litre engines made up 99% of Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT tests in 2025. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Eclipses.

Mitsubishi Eclipse recalls

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Eclipse is affected.

  1. Nov 2021 R/2021/334

    The front wheel moulding could become detached and fall from the vehicle

    Eclipses built Oct 2017 to Sep 2019 · 12,392 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    An additional bracket will be installed on the front wheel moulding to increase retention force.

  2. Jul 2021 R/2021/233

    If there is an object in front of the vehicle the FCM camera system may incorrectly detect it as a pedestrian depending on road circumstances

    Eclipses built Oct 2017 to Sep 2019 · 17,804 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Carry out a software update to the FCM-ECU.

  3. Nov 2018 R/2018/286

    On certain vehicles equipped with FCM FCM may activate the brake for longer than necessary

    Eclipses built Oct 2017 to Jul 2018 · 6,752 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Collision avoidance system may activate the brake for longer than necessary.
    Remedy
    The ECU will be rewritten with modified software.

  4. Nov 2018 R/2018/285

    The brake hydraulic unit function may be interrupted

    Eclipses built Oct 2017 to Apr 2018 · 17,633 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Driver assist programme functions through the hydraulic brake unit may be interrupted.
    Remedy
    The ECU will be rewritten with modified software.
How to check a specific Eclipse for recalls

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The most-tested Mitsubishi models in 2025, against the Eclipse's 86.2% MOT pass rate.

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Mitsubishi Eclipse FAQs

How many Mitsubishi Eclipses are there in the UK?

11,702 Mitsubishi Eclipses were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 119 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Mitsubishi Eclipse reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 86.2% first-time pass rate for the Mitsubishi Eclipse across 12,083 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Mitsubishi Eclipse had any recalls?

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recent was published in November 2021. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Mitsubishi Eclipse?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, tyres and visibility. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Mitsubishi Eclipse's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Mitsubishi history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Mitsubishi VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.