Where in Britain does the Mitsubishi Eclipse fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 12.2% of 34,880 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mitsubishi Eclipse failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 22.9% against 12.1% elsewhere (+10.8 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −7.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mitsubishi Eclipse MOT statistics · check a Mitsubishi Eclipse by registration
Mitsubishi Eclipse in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 22.9 | 12.1 | +10.8 | +5.7 to +15.9 | 262 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 21.5 | 12.2 | +9.3 | +2.7 to +15.9 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 19.0 | 12.1 | +6.8 | +3.0 to +10.7 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 18.6 | 12.1 | +6.5 | +2.9 to +10.0 | 468 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 16.6 | 12.1 | +4.5 | +2.0 to +7.1 | 825 |
| Luton (LU) | 16.5 | 12.2 | +4.4 | −2.1 to +10.8 | 127 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 16.3 | 12.1 | +4.2 | +1.3 to +7.1 | 619 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 15.9 | 12.1 | +3.8 | +0.9 to +6.7 | 609 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 15.8 | 12.1 | +3.6 | +0.5 to +6.7 | 539 |
| Northampton (NN) | 15.5 | 12.1 | +3.3 | +0.3 to +6.4 | 549 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 15.4 | 12.2 | +3.2 | −2.1 to +8.5 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 15.3 | 12.2 | +3.2 | −1.2 to +7.5 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.3 | 12.2 | +3.1 | −2.5 to +8.7 | 157 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 15.2 | 12.2 | +3.1 | +0.0 to +6.1 | 539 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 15.2 | 12.2 | +3.1 | −1.8 to +7.9 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 15.0 | 12.2 | +2.8 | −2.6 to +8.2 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 14.7 | 12.2 | +2.5 | −3.4 to +8.5 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 14.3 | 12.2 | +2.1 | −1.8 to +6.0 | 308 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.2 | 12.2 | +2.0 | −3.3 to +7.3 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 14.1 | 12.2 | +1.9 | −4.0 to +7.8 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 14.0 | 12.2 | +1.8 | −0.5 to +4.2 | 857 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 14.0 | 12.2 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 738 |
| Leicester (LE) | 13.9 | 12.2 | +1.7 | −2.1 to +5.6 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 13.8 | 12.2 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.3 | 686 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 13.8 | 12.2 | +1.6 | −3.9 to +7.1 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 13.5 | 12.2 | +1.3 | −2.0 to +4.6 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 13.4 | 12.2 | +1.2 | −4.3 to +6.7 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 13.3 | 12.2 | +1.1 | −1.8 to +4.0 | 527 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 13.3 | 12.2 | +1.1 | −3.7 to +5.8 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 13.3 | 12.2 | +1.1 | −4.1 to +6.2 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 13.0 | 12.2 | +0.9 | −3.3 to +5.0 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 13.0 | 12.2 | +0.8 | −2.6 to +4.3 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 12.8 | 12.2 | +0.7 | −1.2 to +2.5 | 1,339 |
| London SW (SW) | 12.8 | 12.2 | +0.6 | −4.8 to +5.9 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 12.6 | 12.2 | +0.4 | −3.2 to +4.0 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 12.4 | 12.2 | +0.2 | −4.8 to +5.2 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 12.4 | 12.2 | +0.2 | −4.4 to +4.7 | 202 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.3 | 12.2 | +0.1 | −2.7 to +2.8 | 571 |
| Warrington (WA) | 12.3 | 12.2 | +0.1 | −3.2 to +3.3 | 400 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 12.2 | 12.2 | −0.0 | −3.4 to +3.3 | 370 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 12.1 | 12.2 | −0.1 | −2.4 to +2.3 | 742 |
| Crewe (CW) | 12.1 | 12.2 | −0.1 | −4.0 to +3.9 | 264 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 12.1 | 12.2 | −0.1 | −2.8 to +2.6 | 571 |
| Swindon (SN) | 11.9 | 12.2 | −0.3 | −4.0 to +3.4 | 302 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 11.9 | 12.2 | −0.3 | −4.5 to +3.9 | 227 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 11.8 | 12.2 | −0.4 | −5.2 to +4.5 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 11.7 | 12.2 | −0.5 | −4.0 to +3.0 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 11.6 | 12.2 | −0.6 | −3.6 to +2.3 | 458 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 11.6 | 12.2 | −0.6 | −3.5 to +2.2 | 484 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 11.5 | 12.2 | −0.7 | −5.5 to +4.0 | 174 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 11.5 | 12.2 | −0.8 | −3.0 to +1.5 | 768 |
| Brighton (BN) | 11.4 | 12.2 | −0.8 | −4.7 to +3.1 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 11.4 | 12.2 | −0.8 | −4.5 to +2.9 | 281 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 11.3 | 12.2 | −1.0 | −3.8 to +1.9 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 11.2 | 12.2 | −1.0 | −4.5 to +2.5 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 11.1 | 12.2 | −1.1 | −6.4 to +4.2 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 10.8 | 12.2 | −1.4 | −4.4 to +1.6 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 10.8 | 12.2 | −1.4 | −5.6 to +2.8 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 10.8 | 12.2 | −1.5 | −5.3 to +2.4 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 10.8 | 12.2 | −1.5 | −3.9 to +1.0 | 622 |
| Paisley (PA) | 10.8 | 12.2 | −1.5 | −3.8 to +0.9 | 678 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 10.6 | 12.2 | −1.6 | −5.8 to +2.6 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 10.6 | 12.2 | −1.6 | −6.7 to +3.4 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 10.5 | 12.2 | −1.7 | −5.3 to +1.9 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 10.5 | 12.2 | −1.7 | −6.1 to +2.6 | 191 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 10.4 | 12.2 | −1.8 | −6.2 to +2.7 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 10.4 | 12.2 | −1.8 | −5.2 to +1.6 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 10.4 | 12.2 | −1.8 | −4.9 to +1.3 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 10.2 | 12.2 | −2.0 | −6.6 to +2.6 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 10.2 | 12.2 | −2.1 | −4.7 to +0.6 | 502 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 10.1 | 12.2 | −2.1 | −6.8 to +2.6 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 10.1 | 12.2 | −2.1 | −5.7 to +1.5 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 10.0 | 12.2 | −2.3 | −5.8 to +1.3 | 281 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 10.0 | 12.3 | −2.3 | −4.3 to −0.2 | 860 |
| Oldham (OL) | 9.9 | 12.2 | −2.3 | −6.6 to +2.1 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 9.9 | 12.2 | −2.3 | −7.6 to +3.0 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 9.8 | 12.2 | −2.4 | −6.1 to +1.3 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 9.7 | 12.2 | −2.5 | −6.8 to +1.7 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 9.6 | 12.2 | −2.6 | −7.2 to +2.0 | 156 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 9.6 | 12.2 | −2.7 | −5.5 to +0.1 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 9.2 | 12.2 | −3.0 | −6.7 to +0.7 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 9.2 | 12.2 | −3.0 | −5.8 to −0.2 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 9.1 | 12.2 | −3.1 | −8.3 to +2.0 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 9.1 | 12.3 | −3.2 | −5.3 to −1.1 | 759 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 8.9 | 12.2 | −3.4 | −7.8 to +1.1 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 8.6 | 12.2 | −3.7 | −7.7 to +0.4 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 8.5 | 12.2 | −3.7 | −6.8 to −0.7 | 318 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 8.3 | 12.2 | −3.9 | −7.1 to −0.8 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 8.3 | 12.2 | −3.9 | −8.4 to +0.6 | 145 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 8.2 | 12.2 | −4.0 | −7.3 to −0.7 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 8.2 | 12.2 | −4.0 | −7.5 to −0.6 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 7.9 | 12.2 | −4.4 | −7.9 to −0.9 | 229 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 7.8 | 12.2 | −4.4 | −8.5 to −0.4 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 7.5 | 12.2 | −4.7 | −7.9 to −1.5 | 265 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 7.2 | 12.2 | −5.0 | −8.8 to −1.2 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 7.1 | 12.2 | −5.1 | −8.5 to −1.7 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 6.6 | 12.2 | −5.6 | −9.6 to −1.7 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 6.6 | 12.2 | −5.7 | −9.0 to −2.3 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 6.4 | 12.2 | −5.9 | −9.5 to −2.2 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 6.1 | 12.3 | −6.2 | −8.7 to −3.6 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 6.0 | 12.2 | −6.2 | −10.5 to −1.9 | 117 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 5.0 | 12.2 | −7.3 | −11.5 to −3.0 | 101 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,880 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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