Is the Mitsubishi Eclipse reliable?

The Mitsubishi Eclipse has an average MOT pass rate of 91% across 5 years, based on 16,683 tests in 2026. That's 9 points above the national average of 82%. The most reliable year is 2021 with a 95% pass rate.

Which year Mitsubishi Eclipse is best?

The 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse has the highest MOT pass rate at 95%, while the 2017 model has the lowest at 87%. There's a 8 percentage point spread between the best and worst years.

Mitsubishi Eclipse

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 5 years from 16,683 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

91%

Total Tests

16,683

Best Year

2021 (95%)

Years Covered

About the Mitsubishi Eclipse

The Mitsubishi Eclipse has been tested 16,683 times in 2026 MOT data across 5 model years (2017 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 91%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 95% pass rate from 37 tests. The 2017 model has the lowest at 87%. The 8 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

The MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 2 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2017) averages 48,300 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 31,011 miles.

Compared to the Mitsubishi brand average of 80%, the Eclipse performs 11 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Mitsubishi range.