Mitsubishi ASX MOT reliability

Mitsubishi ASXs passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 28,734 tests in 2025. 26,304 are still licensed in Great Britain.

Example photo of a Mitsubishi ASX — Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

28,734

Still licensed (GB)

26,304

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2018 petrol

1,378 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 47,327 (most between 34,940 and 62,457).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 90% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 87% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.5%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (1.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.2%)

2018 diesel

818 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 53,569 (most between 39,580 and 71,036).

2019: 100% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 88% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Position lamp: not working (1.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.5%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (1.2%)

Where 2018 ASXs fail

Brakes

5.2%

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Visibility & wipers

3.0%

Suspension & axles

2.7%

Lights & electrics

2.2%

Steering

0.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.