Does the Mitsubishi Eclipse fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Mitsubishi Eclipse records 1.65 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.20 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.55, 95% interval −1.74 to −1.36). It ranks 375 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Mitsubishi Eclipse by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Eclipse is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 129 times in 2019–2024.

Mitsubishi Eclipse: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	129	0.37
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	85	0.24
Front or rear fog lamp switch inoperative or not operating in accordance with the requirements	50	0.14
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	42	0.12

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,880 (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

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