# Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mitsubishi Eclipse passes its MOT first time 86% of the time, from 9,619 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 86%
- MOT tests analysed: 9,619 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 11,354 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 357 | 85% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 3,583 | 86% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 5,531 | 86% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 107 | 90% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

---

Canonical page: https://regflags.co.uk/reliability/mitsub-ishi/eclipse
RegFlags by Steady Circuit Ltd.