Mitsubishi Miev MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Mievs passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 8 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a Mitsubishi Miev — Photo: Mike Babcock from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 8 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

8

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2011 electric

7 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 30,222 (most between 26,239 and 34,379).

2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 86% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (28.6%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (14.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (14.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (14.3%)
Pedal: has insufficient reserve travel (14.3%)

Where 2011 Mievs fail

Brakes

28.6%

Suspension & axles

28.6%

Wheels & tyres

14.3%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

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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.