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Mitsubishi ASX 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

24.5% of 13,494 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi ASX first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.1 (95% CI 91.9–98.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Mitsubishi ASX built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time24.5%all ages tested2019–202413494
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.9–98.4)95.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202413494
Rank among this model's 11 build years3of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202413494
Tested in 20242088testsmedian 95,397 miles20242088
line · Mitsubishi ASX built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 18.9% vs model normal 20% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Mitsubishi ASX normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 18.9% vs 20%; age 8: 21% vs 22.1%; age 9: 21.9% vs 24.4%; age 10: 26% vs 27.4%; age 11: 29% vs 30%; age 12: 31.4% vs 31.5%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 Mitsubishi ASX by registration · All Mitsubishi ASX MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Mitsubishi ASX fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Mitsubishi ASX built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
72,40118.917.4–20.52094.1
82,2952119.4–22.722.194.9
92,28221.920.3–23.724.489.8
102,2312624.2–27.827.494.7
112,1972927.1–30.93096.6
122,08831.429.4–33.431.599.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,494 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Mitsubishi ASX?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 16 items per 100 first tests, against 9.1 across all build years of the Mitsubishi ASX. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi ASX built 2012 against the Mitsubishi ASX in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension169.12,154
Brakes14.612.11,965
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.15.61,230
Visibility7.16.6952
Steering5.43.4735

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,494 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Mitsubishi ASX, 2012 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 98.7. 2013: index 106.0.

Mitsubishi ASX build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2010106.0102.6–109.4worse11,100
201198.795.6–101.8no different13,875
201295.191.9–98.4better13,494
2013106.0102.6–109.4worse15,065
2014109.6106.6–112.6worse23,005
201599.796.9–102.5no different27,639
201697.894.3–101.3no different19,286
201795.692.1–99.1better20,995
201893.487.8–98.9better8,959
201985.177.7–92.6better4,826
202098.587.9–109.0no different (rough estimate)3,059

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 161,303 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Mitsubishi ASX 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/mitsubishi-asx/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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