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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

5

How reliable is the Mitsubishi Eclipse?

vs national average+9% (82% avg)
vs Mitsubishi brand average+11% (80% avg)
Best to worst year spread8 percentage points
Reliability trendStable over years

Mitsubishi Eclipse by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202195%3731,011 mi
202090%74228,605 mi
201991%6,32037,550 mi
201890%9,40643,853 mi
201787%17848,300 mi

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About the Mitsubishi Eclipse

The Mitsubishi Eclipse has been tested 16,683 times in 2024 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.

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