Car statistics by year

2020 Mitsubishi ASX

Mitsubishi ASX cars first registered in 2020: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the Mitsubishi ASX. “2020” is the year of first registration.

Last updated
Records analysed
1,485 MOT tests of 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 89.8% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 32,800 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 1,454 102.0% of the 1,426 at the end of 2020
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 3.6% All 2020 cars 4.7%
  • Tests with an advisory 33.4% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,485 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 89.8% of 2020 Mitsubishi ASX MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars did better than average for their age, by 2.9 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.6% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Mitsubishi ASX vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Mitsubishi ASX bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Mitsubishi ASX compared with all cars
First registered Mitsubishi ASXAll cars
’10 60.6%59.3%
’11 62.9%61.5%
’12 66.7%63.6%
’13 64.5%66.0%
’14 68.2%69.1%
’15 74.7%72.6%
’16 77.9%75.6%
’17 78.7%79.1%
’18 84.1%81.8%
’19 89.6%84.4%
’20 89.8%86.9%
’21 90.6%88.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2020 Mitsubishi ASX

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively was the most common single reason a 2020 Mitsubishi ASX failed, on 26.5% of about 200 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (32.5% of failed tests; all 2020 cars 39.8%). 3.6% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 4.7% for all cars first registered in 2020. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2020 Mitsubishi ASX tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 26.5%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 20.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 11.9%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 10.6%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres 7.3%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Mitsubishi ASX vs all 2020 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2020 Mitsubishi ASX MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2020 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 32.5%
Visibility 31.1%
Brakes 25.8%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 13.9%
Suspension 6.0%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 3.3%
Body, chassis, structure 2.6%
Road wheels 2.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 Mitsubishi ASX

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 33.4% of 2020 Mitsubishi ASX tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 Mitsubishi ASX tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 12.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 12.1%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 7.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 5.2%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.8%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 1.8%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 0.9%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 0.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material Brakes 0.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 Mitsubishi ASX?

Half of the 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 32,800 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 22,800 and a quarter more than 42,900. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars have been driven 8.9% less far than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2020 Mitsubishi ASX and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 Mitsubishi ASX 15,500 22,800 32,800 42,900 54,900 1,428
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 32,800 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars are left?

At the end of 2020, 1,426 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 1,454 were: 1,445 licensed and 9 declared off the road (SORN). That is 102.0% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 Mitsubishi ASXAll 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 104.8%99.4%
2022 104.3%98.4%
2023 92.8%95.6%
2024 102.2%96.7%
2025 102.0%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

None of the Mitsubishi ASX’s 13 recalls in DVSA’s records has build dates that include 2020. 1 has no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Every Mitsubishi ASX recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Mitsubishi ASX

12 years of the Mitsubishi ASX, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2019 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (89.6% passed first time) and the 2013 cars worst (64.5%).

Mitsubishi ASX cars by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2010 1,415 60.6% 59.3%
2011 1,939 62.9% 61.5%
2012 1,933 66.7% 63.6%
2013 2,301 64.5% 66.0%
2014 3,862 3,672 68.2% 69.1%
2015 4,727 4,529 74.7% 72.6%
2016 3,374 3,198 77.9% 75.6%
2017 3,568 3,993 78.7% 79.1%
2018 2,227 2,224 84.1% 81.8%
2019 1,476 1,590 89.6% 84.4%
2020 1,426 1,454 89.8% 86.9%
2021 498 490 90.6% 88.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 1,485 MOT tests of 2020 Mitsubishi ASX cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 1,454 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Mitsubishi ASX cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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