2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvt: MOT pass rate and reliability

88.2% of 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvts pass the MOT first time, measured across 408 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 23,280 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvts (91%, 887 tests): -2.8 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): -1.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvt model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvt:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2019 91.3% 231 31,466
2020 95.2% 248 25,754
2021 88.2% 408 23,280

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvt

The 2021 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.8 points less often than the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvt average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2021 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Exceed 4x4 Cvt the average at test was 23,280 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 2020 at 95.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2021 at 88.2%. That 7.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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