Where each one leads
Daihatsu Charade
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Mitsubishi Mirage
- Against cars of the same age, the Mitsubishi Mirage comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 7% more often than average) than the Daihatsu Charade (passes 1% more often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Daihatsu Charade | Mitsubishi Mirage | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1988–1992 | 1984–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 2,430 (2010–2014) | 11,539 (2013–2020) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 875 | 10,923 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 640 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Daihatsu Charade | Mitsubishi Mirage | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 57% | 83% |
| … against cars of the same age | +1% | +7% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 2.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | +68% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 4.9% | — |
| US owner complaints | 12 | 703 |
| Most complaints about | Seat belts | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 1990 (6) | 1997 (74) |
| US recall campaigns | 1 | 11 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 997 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 28 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Daihatsu Charade | Mitsubishi Mirage | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 4★ (2024) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Daihatsu Charade | Mitsubishi Mirage | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 6.2 l/100 km (2024) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 121 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 73 kW (98 hp) | 59 kW (79 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,125 kg | 963 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).