2012 Mitsubishi Asx: MOT pass rate and reliability

73.4% of 2012 Mitsubishi Asx pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,093 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,523 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi Asx (79.1%, 27,154 tests): -5.7 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +2.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mitsubishi Asx model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Asx:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 66.1% 1,587 114,863
2011 70.3% 2,095 108,106
2012 73.4% 2,093 98,523
2013 73.7% 2,431 88,439
2014 74.5% 3,705 82,436
2015 80.4% 4,545 73,009
2016 82.3% 3,191 63,545
2017 85.5% 3,988 54,500
2018 89.7% 2,223 45,684
2019 91% 1,148 35,486

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Asx

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.7 points less often than the Mitsubishi Asx average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2012 Mitsubishi Asx the average at test was 98,523 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 91%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 66.1%. That 24.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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