Mitsubishi Eclipse
Registered from 2017 to 2020.
About this model
The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a sport compact car which was manufactured and marketed by Mitsubishi over four generations in the 1990–2012 model years. A convertible body style was added during the 1996 model year.
From the Wikipedia article Mitsubishi Eclipse, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 1.5 petrol. 546 of 6,044 tests failed, 9%.
Better than 65% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 39% | 214 |
| Brakes | 34% | 185 |
| Visibility | 27% | 149 |
| Suspension | 8% | 41 |
| Lights and electrics | 7% | 39 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 3% | 18 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 39% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Brakes — 34% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
- Suspension — 8% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 7% of its failures
- Visibility — 27% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 16% of its inspections, against the 15% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 5% | 6% | 742 | |
| 20–40k miles | 9% | 9% | 3,059 | |
| 40–60k miles | 9% | 12% | 1,813 | |
| 60–80k miles | 13% | 14% | 359 | |
| 80–100k miles | 16% | 15% | 57 |
6,030 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.5 petrol · 161 hp · 1517 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 7.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.5 petrol · 161 hp · 1518 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 7.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.5 petrol · 161 hp · 1528 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 7.7 L/100km (WLTP) |