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MitsubishiMirage MOT results

In 2025, 80.4% of Mitsubishi Mirage MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 74.3% for cars of the same age. 7.3% had at least one dangerous defect (7.0% for cars the same age). The typical Mitsubishi Mirage tested was 9 years old with 42,400 miles. Based on 10,732 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 80.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 74.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.7%passed after repair
Failed: 14.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.3%same age 7.0%
Typical mileage: 42,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Mitsubishi MirageAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2021	254	88.2%	87.2%
2020	659	88.3%	85.9%
2019	1,076	86.5%	83.5%
2018	983	83.1%	80.8%
2017	1,218	85.1%	78.1%
2016	1,332	81.5%	74.8%
2015	1,439	80.1%	71.8%
2014	1,673	77.3%	68.5%
2013	2,087	71.8%	65.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Mitsubishi MirageAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	509	88.8%	87.4%	20,700
5-9 years	5,546	83.7%	79.1%	34,000
10-14 years	4,677	75.6%	65.7%	57,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Mitsubishi Mirage 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
EX Exeter	South West	482	4.5%	4.0×	81.3%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	303	2.8%	0.9×	79.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	296	2.8%	1.7×	76.0%
SA Swansea	Wales	286	2.7%	2.1×	81.1%
BS Bristol	South West	255	2.4%	1.4×	72.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	224	2.1%	1.2×	82.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	220	2.0%	1.7×	83.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	200	1.9%	1.1×	80.0%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	192	1.8%	2.6×	89.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	189	1.8%	2.5×	81.0%
GU Guildford	South East	184	1.7%	1.3×	82.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	180	1.7%	1.2×	81.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	163	1.5%	1.5×	79.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	161	1.5%	0.7×	82.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	158	1.5%	0.8×	84.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	155	1.4%	1.1×	81.9%
SN Swindon	South West	149	1.4%	1.6×	85.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	148	1.4%	1.1×	86.5%
G Glasgow	Scotland	146	1.4%	0.9×	80.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	144	1.3%	0.7×	86.1%
DL Darlington	North East	139	1.3%	2.2×	81.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	138	1.3%	1.2×	79.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	134	1.2%	1.0×	71.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	133	1.2%	1.3×	78.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	132	1.2%	2.2×	82.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	129	1.2%	0.8×	82.2%
OX Oxford	South East	127	1.2%	1.1×	75.6%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	126	1.2%	1.2×	80.2%
CH Chester	North West	125	1.2%	1.1×	84.0%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	124	1.2%	1.5×	74.2%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	123	1.1%	1.0×	76.4%
TA Taunton	South West	120	1.1%	1.7×	85.0%
BN Brighton	South East	119	1.1%	0.9×	74.8%
NP Newport	Wales	118	1.1%	1.3×	78.0%
ME Rochester	South East	117	1.1%	1.0×	84.6%
M Manchester	North West	115	1.1%	0.7×	82.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	113	1.1%	0.8×	78.8%
PR Preston	North West	113	1.1%	1.2×	85.0%
RG Reading	South East	105	1.0%	0.6×	81.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	104	1.0%	0.7×	80.8%
RH Redhill	South East	96	0.9%	0.9×	78.1%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	93	0.9%	4.5×	82.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	92	0.9%	0.8×	79.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	90	0.8%	1.1×	81.1%
SO Southampton	South East	87	0.8%	0.7×	79.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	86	0.8%	0.6×	74.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	81	0.8%	1.1×	84.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	78	0.7%	1.0×	84.6%
WA Warrington	North West	78	0.7%	0.7×	85.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	77	0.7%	0.6×	80.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	77	0.7%	1.1×	75.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	76	0.7%	1.0×	84.2%
TS Teesside	North East	76	0.7%	0.8×	80.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	75	0.7%	0.7×	81.3%
TQ Torquay	South West	75	0.7%	1.4×	77.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	73	0.7%	1.7×	82.2%
E London E	London	72	0.7%	0.8×	76.4%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	71	0.7%	1.2×	73.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	67	0.6%	1.1×	71.6%
SK Stockport	North West	67	0.6%	0.6×	92.5%
BA Bath	South West	66	0.6%	0.7×	86.4%
L Liverpool	North West	65	0.6%	0.6×	80.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	63	0.6%	1.0×	79.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	62	0.6%	0.5×	82.3%
IV Inverness	Scotland	62	0.6%	1.3×	67.7%
UB Southall	London	62	0.6%	0.9×	69.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	62	0.6%	0.7×	87.1%
DA Dartford	South East	60	0.6%	0.8×	88.3%
OL Oldham	North West	60	0.6%	0.8×	81.7%
RM Romford	London	60	0.6%	0.7×	81.7%
TR Truro	South West	60	0.6%	0.9×	83.3%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	59	0.5%	0.6×	78.0%
CR Croydon	London	58	0.5%	0.8×	81.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	58	0.5%	1.0×	75.9%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	57	0.5%	2.3×	86.0%
N London N	London	56	0.5%	0.8×	87.5%
BL Bolton	North West	55	0.5%	0.7×	83.6%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	55	0.5%	1.4×	80.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	53	0.5%	0.5×	88.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	53	0.5%	0.6×	77.4%
LU Luton	East of England	52	0.5%	0.7×	90.4%
BB Blackburn	North West	51	0.5%	0.5×	78.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	50	0.5%	1.2×	86.0%
CW Crewe	North West	49	0.5%	0.8×	83.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	49	0.5%	0.7×	87.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	48	0.4%	0.6×	79.2%
DD Dundee	Scotland	48	0.4%	1.1×	70.8%
SE London SE	London	47	0.4%	0.6×	76.6%
SL Slough	South East	46	0.4%	0.6×	84.8%
EN Enfield	London	44	0.4%	0.7×	72.7%
NW London NW	London	44	0.4%	0.6×	79.5%
BR Bromley	London	43	0.4%	1.1×	90.7%
DH Durham	North East	43	0.4%	0.8×	83.7%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	42	0.4%	0.8×	64.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	41	0.4%	0.6×	70.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	40	0.4%	0.8×	65.0%
PA Paisley	Scotland	39	0.4%	0.8×	69.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	38	0.4%	0.4×	78.9%
TW Twickenham	London	36	0.3%	0.5×	77.8%
WN Wigan	North West	36	0.3%	0.7×	77.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	35	0.3%	0.8×	80.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	33	0.3%	0.7×	75.8%
HA Harrow	London	33	0.3%	0.5×	66.7%
SW London SW	London	33	0.3%	0.7×	66.7%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	0.3%	0.7×	73.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	25	0.2%	0.5×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	0.2%	0.9×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	24	0.2%	0.8×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	23	0.2%	0.7×	–
WD Watford	East of England	23	0.2%	0.5×	–
IG Ilford	London	22	0.2%	0.5×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	18	0.2%	0.5×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	16	0.1%	4.0×	–
W London W	London	13	0.1%	0.5×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	12	0.1%	1.3×	–
SM Sutton	London	11	0.1%	0.5×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	7	<0.1%	0.8×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,035	9.6%	1.2×	76.1%
North East	500	4.7%	1.2×	81.6%
North West	946	8.8%	0.8×	82.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	947	8.8%	1.0×	81.3%
Wales	840	7.8%	1.6×	78.5%
West Midlands	1,091	10.2%	1.0×	82.2%
East Midlands	652	6.1%	0.9×	80.2%
East of England	792	7.4%	0.7×	83.1%
London	687	6.4%	0.7×	78.2%
South East	1,401	13.1%	0.8×	80.9%
South West	1,841	17.2%	1.6×	80.3%

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Where they fail

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

Mitsubishi MirageCars the same age

Tyres6.1%6.4%
Lights and electrics5.3%8.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.3%3.8%
Brakes4.2%5.3%
Suspension3.2%7.7%
Body and structure1.4%2.2%
Emissions and leaks1.1%2.5%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%0.6%
Steering0.7%1.7%

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 Mirage tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.9%	1.6%	1.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	2.2%	1.1×	100.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.3%	1.9%	1.2×	100.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.1%	1.6%	1.3×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.4%	0.7%	2.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.0%	1.0%	1.0×	0.0%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres	0.9%	0.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	1.2%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.8%	1.3%	0.6×	100.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.8%	0.4%	2.0×	100.0%

“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	16.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.8%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.0%
Coil spring: corroded	2.9%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.7%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	2.0%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	1.3%

MOT results for every model