Does the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross records 4.07 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.62 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.45, 95% interval +0.87 to +2.02). It ranks 250 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 115 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 115 | 2.44 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,721 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2019 · Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2020 · Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross by postcode area · Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross tyres failures · Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross visibility failures