10,227 tests in 2025
Mitsubishi Mirage reliability and MOT pass rate
85.2% passed first time. The 14.8% fail rate is 7.8 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 42,025 miles.
Pass rate
85.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 14.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
42,025 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 869 | 9.1% |
| 6-9 years | 4,409 | 12.2% |
| 10-13 years | 4,949 | 18.2% |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Mirage fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres636 dangerous38.9%
- Brakes290 dangerous27.2%
- Suspension55 dangerous21.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous17.8%
- Visibility1 dangerous17%
- Body, chassis, structure7 dangerous8.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks7.1%
- Steering2 dangerous5%
Is the Mirage getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.7 points to 15.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,460 | 7 | 11.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 10,554 | 8 | 12.2% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 8,798 | 9 | 14.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 9,557 | 10 | 15.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Mirage at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Mirage in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm247 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick232 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively172 tests
- 4Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt140 tests
- 5Position lamp: not working97 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed85 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure79 tests
- 8Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative77 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Mirage collects 2.27 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,527 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,061 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened861 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick795 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded415 tests
- 6Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened291 tests
- 7Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn271 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened205 tests
Questions
What is the Mitsubishi Mirage MOT pass rate?
85.2% of the 10,227 Mitsubishi Mirage first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 14.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Mitsubishi Mirage usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 247 failed tests, followed by "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, tyres appears in 38.9% of failures, brakes appears in 27.2% of failures, suspension appears in 21.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.1%; at 10-13 years it was 18.2%. The median Mitsubishi Mirage tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 42,025 miles.
Is the Mitsubishi Mirage getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.7 points to 15.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Mirage trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 3 safety recalls naming the Mitsubishi Mirage: Mitsubishi Mirage recalls.
Other Mitsubishi models
Checking a particular Mirage?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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