Mitsubishi Eclipse 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

12.1% of 22,208 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Eclipse first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.9 (95% CI 97.0–104.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Mitsubishi Eclipse built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	12.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	22208
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.0–104.7)	100.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	22208
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	22208
Tested in 2024	5502	tests	median 42,245 miles	2024	5502

Built 2018 against Mitsubishi Eclipse normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.1% vs 9.4%; age 4: 12.3% vs 11.8%; age 5: 13.4% vs 13.7%; age 6: 13.6% vs 13.1%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse by registration · All Mitsubishi Eclipse 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 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 Eclipse built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	5,580	9.1	8.4–9.9	9.4	97
4	5,601	12.3	11.5–13.2	11.8	104.4
5	5,525	13.4	12.5–14.3	13.7	97.9
6	5,502	13.6	12.7–14.5	13.1	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 22,208 (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 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 6.5 items per 100 first tests, against 6.9 across all build years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Eclipse built 2018 against the Mitsubishi Eclipse in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	6.5	6.9	1,460
Tyres	4.6	4.6	1,035
Brakes	4.5	4.6	1,013
Suspension	1.3	1.3	297
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1.3	1.7	280

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 22,362 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 100.0. 2019: index 107.0.

Mitsubishi Eclipse build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2017	100.0	72.0–128.0	no different (rough estimate)	402
2018	100.9	97.0–104.7	no different	22,208
2019	107.0	101.3–112.7	worse	10,959
2020	115.5	91.1–140.0	no different (rough estimate)	711

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,280 (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 Eclipse 2018 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-eclipse/2018/

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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