MitsubishiASX MOT results

In 2025, 74.3% of Mitsubishi ASX MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 72.3% for cars of the same age. 7.1% had at least one dangerous defect (7.4% for cars the same age). The typical Mitsubishi ASX tested was 9 years old with 73,400 miles. Based on 28,196 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 74.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.9%passed after repair
Failed: 21.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.1%same age 7.4%
Typical mileage: 73,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mitsubishi ASXAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2021	485	90.5%	87.2%
2020	1,421	89.8%	85.9%
2019	1,545	89.6%	83.5%
2018	2,127	84.0%	80.8%
2017	3,892	78.5%	78.1%
2016	3,112	77.9%	74.8%
2015	4,406	74.6%	71.8%
2014	3,611	68.1%	68.5%
2013	2,314	64.4%	65.6%
2012	1,980	66.4%	63.2%
2011	1,904	62.8%	61.0%
2010	1,399	60.6%	59.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mitsubishi ASXAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,127	90.9%	87.4%	31,900
5-9 years	13,195	80.7%	79.1%	57,500
10-14 years	13,276	67.2%	65.7%	93,200
15-19 years	598	61.7%	57.6%	118,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mitsubishi ASX is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
SA Swansea	Wales	804	2.9%	2.3×	71.4%
EX Exeter	South West	733	2.6%	2.3×	69.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	717	2.5%	1.6×	72.5%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	666	2.4%	0.8×	79.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	636	2.3%	1.8×	72.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	599	2.1%	0.9×	79.0%
G Glasgow	Scotland	576	2.0%	1.3×	73.6%
BS Bristol	South West	556	2.0%	1.1×	69.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	471	1.7%	1.3×	77.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	466	1.7%	1.3×	67.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	446	1.6%	0.9×	72.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	434	1.5%	0.8×	73.7%
PE Peterborough	East of England	423	1.5%	0.8×	74.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	407	1.4%	1.5×	75.9%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	396	1.4%	2.0×	72.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	393	1.4%	1.8×	72.5%
SN Swindon	South West	386	1.4%	1.5×	73.1%
OX Oxford	South East	374	1.3%	1.2×	75.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	369	1.3%	0.7×	79.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	365	1.3%	1.4×	79.2%
ME Rochester	South East	363	1.3%	1.2×	79.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	356	1.3%	0.9×	78.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	354	1.3%	1.2×	67.5%
NP Newport	Wales	353	1.3%	1.4×	71.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	352	1.2%	0.9×	78.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	351	1.2%	1.1×	74.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	344	1.2%	0.9×	69.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	343	1.2%	1.8×	85.1%
RG Reading	South East	331	1.2%	0.8×	71.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	310	1.1%	1.1×	70.0%
DL Darlington	North East	307	1.1%	1.9×	66.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	306	1.1%	0.8×	74.8%
M Manchester	North West	306	1.1%	0.7×	75.5%
GU Guildford	South East	304	1.1%	0.8×	76.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	303	1.1%	1.9×	68.3%
CH Chester	North West	298	1.1%	1.0×	76.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	289	1.0%	0.8×	75.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	286	1.0%	0.9×	72.7%
BA Bath	South West	278	1.0%	1.2×	71.6%
TA Taunton	South West	277	1.0%	1.5×	78.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	263	0.9%	1.0×	76.8%
BN Brighton	South East	261	0.9%	0.8×	70.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	256	0.9%	2.4×	78.9%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	253	0.9%	4.7×	77.5%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	244	0.9%	1.6×	70.1%
TS Teesside	North East	242	0.9%	0.9×	69.4%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	241	0.9%	1.7×	69.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	240	0.9%	1.3×	72.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	234	0.8%	0.9×	74.4%
PR Preston	North West	228	0.8%	0.9×	79.4%
SK Stockport	North West	226	0.8%	0.8×	75.2%
IV Inverness	Scotland	224	0.8%	1.8×	70.5%
RH Redhill	South East	222	0.8%	0.8×	72.1%
PA Paisley	Scotland	221	0.8%	1.7×	68.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	215	0.8%	0.6×	74.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	209	0.7%	0.8×	74.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	206	0.7%	1.0×	75.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	205	0.7%	1.2×	77.6%
L Liverpool	North West	204	0.7%	0.7×	79.4%
SO Southampton	South East	204	0.7%	0.6×	73.5%
WA Warrington	North West	202	0.7%	0.7×	76.7%
TQ Torquay	South West	195	0.7%	1.4×	74.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	193	0.7%	0.6×	74.6%
OL Oldham	North West	185	0.7%	1.0×	75.7%
CW Crewe	North West	184	0.7%	1.1×	70.7%
SE London SE	London	180	0.6%	0.8×	76.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	176	0.6%	0.7×	79.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	176	0.6%	0.8×	81.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	166	0.6%	1.4×	69.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	166	0.6%	0.9×	77.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	164	0.6%	0.6×	74.4%
UB Southall	London	160	0.6%	0.9×	82.5%
SP Salisbury	South West	159	0.6%	1.2×	66.7%
DH Durham	North East	157	0.6%	1.1×	73.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	157	0.6%	1.0×	71.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	157	0.6%	1.9×	77.1%
CA Carlisle	North West	156	0.6%	0.9×	78.2%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	155	0.5%	2.3×	78.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	154	0.5%	0.8×	77.9%
SL Slough	South East	154	0.5%	0.8×	83.8%
DT Dorchester	South West	151	0.5%	1.4×	73.5%
DD Dundee	Scotland	144	0.5%	1.3×	58.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	144	0.5%	0.9×	65.3%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	136	0.5%	0.4×	77.2%
CR Croydon	London	132	0.5%	0.7×	83.3%
TF Telford	West Midlands	129	0.5%	1.2×	74.4%
BL Bolton	North West	127	0.5%	0.6×	78.0%
E London E	London	125	0.4%	0.6×	80.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	121	0.4%	0.6×	71.9%
DA Dartford	South East	120	0.4%	0.6×	79.2%
TW Twickenham	London	117	0.4%	0.6×	80.3%
TR Truro	South West	116	0.4%	0.7×	67.2%
LU Luton	East of England	115	0.4%	0.6×	79.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	114	0.4%	0.5×	81.6%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	113	0.4%	0.5×	76.1%
N London N	London	109	0.4%	0.6×	83.5%
WN Wigan	North West	105	0.4%	0.8×	74.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	100	0.4%	0.5×	75.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	98	0.3%	0.8×	65.3%
RM Romford	London	98	0.3%	0.4×	76.5%
NW London NW	London	96	0.3%	0.5×	71.9%
FY Blackpool	North West	89	0.3%	0.7×	73.0%
HA Harrow	London	89	0.3%	0.5×	80.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	84	0.3%	1.1×	79.8%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	83	0.3%	1.2×	74.7%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	82	0.3%	3.4×	72.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	79	0.3%	0.8×	63.3%
EN Enfield	London	77	0.3%	0.5×	85.7%
SW London SW	London	63	0.2%	0.5×	79.4%
AL St Albans	East of England	60	0.2%	0.5×	76.7%
BR Bromley	London	60	0.2%	0.6×	86.7%
IG Ilford	London	56	0.2%	0.5×	73.2%
SM Sutton	London	50	0.2%	0.8×	78.0%
WD Watford	East of England	50	0.2%	0.5×	74.0%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	44	0.2%	1.9×	72.7%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	42	0.1%	4.0×	69.0%
W London W	London	30	0.1%	0.4×	80.0%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	26	<0.1%	2.1×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	3,655	13.0%	1.7×	71.1%
North East	1,231	4.4%	1.1×	70.0%
North West	2,643	9.4%	0.8×	76.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,921	10.4%	1.1×	75.7%
Wales	2,321	8.2%	1.7×	72.9%
West Midlands	2,918	10.3%	1.1×	78.0%
East Midlands	1,605	5.7%	0.8×	75.6%
East of England	1,756	6.2%	0.6×	76.0%
London	1,556	5.5%	0.6×	80.1%
South East	3,439	12.2%	0.8×	74.6%
South West	4,151	14.7%	1.4×	71.0%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Mitsubishi ASXCars the same age

Brakes9.4%5.8%
Suspension8.1%8.9%
Lights and electrics5.8%9.8%
Tyres4.3%6.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.8%4.0%
Steering3.5%1.9%
Emissions and leaks2.5%2.8%
Body and structure2.1%2.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%0.7%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Mitsubishi ASX tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.1%	2.0%	1.6×	100.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.3%	2.0%	1.2×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.2%	2.3%	1.0×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.0%	1.7%	1.2×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	2.0%	0.4%	5.0×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	2.0%	0.9%	2.2×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	1.9%	1.1%	1.7×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.8%	1.7%	1.1×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.5%	0.7%	2.1×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.5%	0.6%	2.5×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	13.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	11.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.7%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.9%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.0%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.6%
Coil spring: corroded	3.1%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	14,300	70.9%
Petrol	13,894	77.9%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model