Mitsubishi Mirage: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Mitsubishi Mirage passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 10,548 individual Mitsubishi Mirage tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate85.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+9 points
Tests analysed10,548
Average mileage at test43,987 miles
Average year of manufacture2016
Reliability rank1,191 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 85.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Mitsubishi Mirages presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Mitsubishi Mirage tested had covered 43,987 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Mitsubishi Mirage bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Mitsubishi Mirage rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Mitsubishi Mirages actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Mitsubishi Mirage

  1. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.5% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
  3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.7% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests
  6. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.1% of tests
  7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.9% of tests
  8. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.8% of tests
  9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
  10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests

From 14,322 DVSA-tracked Mitsubishi Mirage tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.16% of these flagged Mitsubishi Mirage defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Mitsubishi Mirage pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Mitsubishi Mirage year:

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