Mitsubishi ASX - 2018
121.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Mitsubishi ASX, model year 2018.
Sample size: 2,304 cars, 4,758 tests and 5,795 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 2,304 cars
The 2018 Mitsubishi ASX has an overall defect rate of 122 per 100 vehicles, slightly above the yearly average of 120 per 100. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate becomes significantly higher, particularly in the 124,000+ mile category, where it reaches 379 per 100. While the ASX performs better than average in visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, it has a marked disadvantage in brakes, with a defect rate of 100 per 100 compared to the average of 67. Additionally, steering defects are also more common in this model, indicating areas for potential improvement.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,304 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 45.6% worse
100.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 8.0% worse
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 23.0% better
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 53.4% better
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.3% better
112.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 64.7% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
- Exhaust fumes: entering cabin
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 9.1% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 58.6% better
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,212
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 893
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 585
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 506
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 473
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 291
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 142
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 108
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 108
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 20