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Mitsubishi Mirage 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

11.8% of 3,414 MOT tests of the Mitsubishi Mirage first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.0 (95% CI 85.7–104.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Mitsubishi Mirage built in 2019 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time11.8%all ages tested2019–20243414
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.7–104.2)95.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20243414
Rank among this model's 8 build years1of 81 = fails least for its age2019–20243414
Tested in 20241132testsmedian 20,619 miles20241132
line · Mitsubishi Mirage built 2019 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2019 13.2% vs model normal 11.3% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2019 against Mitsubishi Mirage normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.2% vs 11.3%; age 4: 10.9% vs 12.7%; age 5: 11.3% vs 13.3%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2019 Mitsubishi Mirage fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 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 Mirage built 2019: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
31,14613.211.3–15.311.3116.7
41,13610.99.2–12.912.785.7
51,13211.39.6–13.313.385.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,414 (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 2019 Mitsubishi Mirage?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is visibility: 6.3 items per 100 first tests, against 6.6 across all build years of the Mitsubishi Mirage. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Mitsubishi Mirage built 2019 against the Mitsubishi Mirage in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2019, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Visibility6.36.6216
Brakes4.25146
Tyres3.87.3130
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1.63.656

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,446 (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 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Mitsubishi Mirage, 2019 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 106.8. 2020: index 113.7.

Mitsubishi Mirage build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2013102.898.2–107.4no different8,905
2014100.696.1–105.1no different10,714
2015106.1100.9–111.3worse9,168
201696.991.4–102.3no different8,380
201796.389.9–102.6no different6,641
2018106.898.2–115.4no different4,189
201995.085.7–104.2no different (rough estimate)3,414
2020113.797.9–129.5no different (rough estimate)1,459

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 52,870 (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 Mirage 2019 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-mirage/2019/

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.

Other pages for this model

Mitsubishi Mirage 2013 · Mitsubishi Mirage 2014 · Mitsubishi Mirage 2015 · Mitsubishi Mirage 2016 · Mitsubishi Mirage 2017 · Mitsubishi Mirage 2018 · Mitsubishi Mirage 2020 · Mitsubishi Mirage by postcode area · Mitsubishi Mirage body, chassis and structure failures · Mitsubishi Mirage brakes failures · Mitsubishi Mirage vehicle identification failures · Mitsubishi Mirage lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Mitsubishi Mirage noise, emissions and leaks failures · Mitsubishi Mirage road wheels failures · Mitsubishi Mirage seat belts and airbags failures · Mitsubishi Mirage steering failures · Mitsubishi Mirage suspension failures · Mitsubishi Mirage tyres failures · Mitsubishi Mirage visibility failures