Pass rate
88.9%
Above average — 4.9 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,541 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£63
2016 Mitsubishi Mirage MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 37,740 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
33.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
1.9 pts down across model years — 6.3% in 2013, 4.4% in 2020.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 92.4% pass
- Avoid 2013 83.9% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 8.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.6%
- Typical mileage
- 38k mi
The 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage MOT pass rate is 88.9% of its MOT tests — 4.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Mitsubishi Mirage does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 33.7% of everything recorded on the 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage, against 19.8% nationally — 13.9 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.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 84.0% and this one manages 88.9% — 4.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 4.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.6%. The median 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage in this dataset had covered 37,740 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 88.1% of the time, April–September 89.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers blade defective", noted on 2.09% of tests.
- 4,541 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.9% overall pass rate, 87.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Mitsubishi Mirage, the average is 87.9% — best year 2019 (92.4%), worst 2013 (83.9%).
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
- 4,541
- Typical mileage (median)
- 37,740 mi
- Make and model
- Mitsubishi Mirage
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Mirage MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Mirage
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 824 | 89.3% |
| South East | 772 | 89.1% |
| Scotland | 450 | 84.7% |
| Yorkshire | 420 | 86.0% |
| West Midlands | 406 | 89.4% |
| East of England | 375 | 91.5% |
| North West | 360 | 89.7% |
| East Midlands | 313 | 89.5% |
| Wales | 297 | 90.6% |
| North East | 202 | 91.1% |
| London | 122 | 88.5% |
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 2016 Mirage
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 2016 Mirage
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 wipers and washers 2.1% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
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.
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Check the lights 1.6% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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 tyre pressures and valves 1.4% of tests
“tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”
Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.
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 2016 Mirage through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£63 — and 49% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£63
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 49%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,541 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 Mirage, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2013 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 83.9% to 92.4% — a spread of 8.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2013 83.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 86.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 87.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 88.9%wipers blade defective
- 2017 89.6% wipers blade defective
- 2018 89.8% wipers blade defective
- 2019 92.4% wipers blade defective
- 2020 91.5% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2021 91.6% wipers does not clear the…
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 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage 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 2016 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 4,173 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 | 1,419 | 33.70% | 19.76% | +13.94 |
| Brakes | 1,327 | 31.50% | 20.89% | +10.61 |
| Suspension | 346 | 8.20% | 20.98% | −12.78 |
| Visibility | 309 | 7.30% | 4.97% | +2.33 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 304 | 7.20% | 12.21% | −5.01 |
| Non-component advisories | 214 | 5.10% | 4.18% | +0.92 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 88 | 2.10% | 5.52% | −3.42 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 85 | 2.00% | 5.57% | −3.57 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 49 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 32 | 0.80% | 0.82% | −0.02 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.1% | £8–22 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.6% | £5–20 |
| Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £18–45 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.3% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.2% | £8–22 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £80–200 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.79% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.75% | £45–95 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.9% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.4% | £18–45 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 5.1% | £80–180 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 3.0% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,617 | 92.1% | 19,857 mi |
| 30-60k | 2,152 | 88.5% | 43,369 mi |
| 60-90k | 665 | 83.0% | 71,708 mi |
| 90-120k | 86 | 83.7% | 100,261 mi |
| 120k+ | 18 | 88.9% | 136,501 mi |
Source: 4,541 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.
2016 Mirage MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage?
88.9% of the 4,541 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 87.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage?
The three most recorded items are wipers blade defective (2.09%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (1.61%), tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.1% of the time, falling to 88.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage in this dataset had covered 37,740 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 88.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 89.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.