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Mitsubishi Mirage
MOT 2023
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Mitsubishi

Mirage

11,817 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Mirages pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 8.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

84.2%

Pass-after-fix

4.6%

Fail

10.9%

Avg miles

40,289

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Mirage: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 11,817 MOT tests, the Mirage returns 84.2% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a torn suspension dust cover. Tyre tread under the limit and a defective wiper blade round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 40,289, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    719 occurrences · 6.1% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    375 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  3. 03

    Wiper blade defective

    273 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    245 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    191 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  6. 06

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    171 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  7. 07

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    162 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    107 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  9. 09

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    95 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  10. 10

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    91 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 5 failures

£260–£585

If every one of this Mirage's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Mirage?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Mirage and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.