Does the Mitsubishi Mirage fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Mitsubishi Mirage records 0.79 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.75 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.96, 95% interval −1.07 to −0.84). It ranks 386 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Mitsubishi Mirage is “Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted”, recorded 102 times in 2019–2024.

Mitsubishi Mirage: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted	102	0.19
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap	71	0.13
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	64	0.12
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	54	0.10
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	41	0.08

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 54,049 (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 Mirage fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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