86.2%
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT pass rate and common problems
The Mitsubishi Eclipse passed 86.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 13.9 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Eclipse compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
71.3%
Mitsubishi average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Eclipse runs 14.9 points ahead of the Mitsubishi average. It is 1st of the 9 Mitsubishi models in the data. The average Eclipse arrived at its test 6.2 years old with 46,192 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Eclipse MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Mitsubishi Eclipse cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 85.1%, a drop of 2.9 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 4,693 | 88% | 15.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 7,368 | 85.1% | 12.8 pts above |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 21 | 71.4% | 0.9 pts below |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Eclipse failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Mitsubishi Eclipse cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and tyres together account for 48.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Eclipse MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Mitsubishi Eclipse cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 63.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Mitsubishi Eclipse cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Eclipse
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 19.3% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 17.7% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 13% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and headlamp aim too low. 7.1% of failure items.
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Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT FAQs
What is the Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT pass rate?
86.2% of Mitsubishi Eclipse cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 12,083 tests. That is 13.9 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 104th of 575 models.
What does a Mitsubishi Eclipse most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Mitsubishi Eclipse cars failing their 2025 MOT was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, on 15.8% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (13%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.4%).
Which area causes the most Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 26.5%, followed by tyres at 22.5%.
Do older Mitsubishi Eclipse cars fail their MOT more often?
Mitsubishi Eclipse cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88% of MOT tests in 2025, against 85.1% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Mitsubishi Eclipse has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Mitsubishi Eclipse that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Mitsubishi Eclipse's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.