Does the Mitsubishi Eclipse fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?

The Mitsubishi Eclipse records 1.29 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.00 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.71, 95% interval −0.86 to −0.56). It ranks 302 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on suspension?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Eclipse is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 200 times in 2019–2024.

Mitsubishi Eclipse: most frequent suspension defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	200	0.57
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated	117	0.34
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	86	0.25

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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Does the Mitsubishi Eclipse fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?

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