Pass rate
89.9%
Above average — 1.3 pts behind the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 109 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £33–£91
2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve MOT pass rate
- 2021
- typical 26,015 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
36.2% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 92.6% pass
- Avoid 2021 89.9% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 2.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.9%
- Typical mileage
- 26k mi
The 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve MOT pass rate is 89.9% of its MOT tests — 1.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 36.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.8× the national share
Tyres make up 36.2% of everything recorded on the 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve, against 19.8% nationally — 16.4 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 109 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 1.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.9%. The median 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve in this dataset had covered 26,015 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 2.75% of tests.
- 109 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.9% overall pass rate, 88.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve, the average is 91.5% — best year 2020 (92.6%), worst 2021 (89.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 109
- Typical mileage (median)
- 26,015 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Eclipse Cross Verve MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Eclipse Cross Verve
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 24 | 87.5% |
| North West | 16 | 75.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2021 Eclipse Cross Verve
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2021 Eclipse Cross Verve
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 2.8% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 1.8% of tests
“headlamp aim too high and too far to the left.”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.8% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2021 Eclipse Cross Verve through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £33–£91 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £33–£91
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: emissions not tested unable to be completed
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 109 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Eclipse Cross Verve, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2019 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 89.9% to 92.6% — a spread of 2.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 91.9% wipers blade defective
- 2020 92.6% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2021 89.9%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2021 cars with a similar record
- Renault Clio 89.9%
- Dacia Duster 89.9%
- Ford Ecosport 89.9%
- BMW IX3 Premier 89.9%
- Peugeot 208 90.0%
- Audi A4 90.0%
Closest pass rates among 2021 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 80 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 29 | 36.20% | 19.76% | +16.44 |
| Brakes | 23 | 28.80% | 20.89% | +7.91 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 11.20% | 4.18% | +7.02 |
| Visibility | 7 | 8.80% | 4.97% | +3.83 |
| Suspension | 4 | 5.00% | 20.98% | −15.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4 | 5.00% | 12.21% | −7.21 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 2.50% | 5.57% | −3.07 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.20% | 5.52% | −4.32 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 1.8% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.8% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 0.92% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Rectified | 0.92% | £18–45 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.92% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.92% | £45–120 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.92% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.92% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.8% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.0% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.6% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 2.8% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.8% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 63 | 90.5% | 20,064 mi |
| 30-60k | 43 | 90.7% | 40,181 mi |
| 60-90k | 3 | 66.7% | 80,975 mi |
Source: 109 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2021 Eclipse Cross Verve MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve?
89.9% of the 109 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 88.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.75%), headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (1.83%), washers provides insufficient washer liquid (1.83%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.5% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Verve in this dataset had covered 26,015 mi.