2018 Mitsubishi Asx: MOT pass rate and reliability

89.7% of 2018 Mitsubishi Asx pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,223 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 45,684 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi Asx (79.1%, 27,154 tests): +10.6 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +3.8 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 2018 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 2018 Asx

The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 10.6 points more often than the Mitsubishi Asx average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2018 Mitsubishi Asx the average at test was 45,684 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 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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