Mitsubishi Mirage MOT reliability

Mitsubishi Mirages passed their MOT first time 81% of the time across 11,137 tests in 2025. 10,534 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

81%

MOTs analysed

11,137

Still licensed (GB)

10,534

Body type

Coupe

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

2019 petrol

1,132 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 25,708 (most between 15,879 and 37,570).

2020: 100% → 2021: 81% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.7%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.8%)

Where 2019 Mirages fail

Wheels & tyres

4.9%

Visibility & wipers

4.6%

Brakes

3.2%

Lights & electrics

2.0%

Suspension & axles

0.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Steering

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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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.