Where each one leads
Lexus RC
- Against cars of the same age, the Lexus RC comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 7% more often than average) than the Mitsubishi Eclipse (passes 3% more often than average).
Mitsubishi Eclipse
- New Mitsubishi Eclipse cars registered in Europe in 2021 average 114 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 146 for the Lexus RC in 2019.
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
| Lexus RC | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2015–2025 | 1986–2022 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,559 (2014–2019) | 8,769 (2011–2021) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 11,822 |
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
| Lexus RC | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 88% | 87% |
| … against cars of the same age | +7% | +3% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 2.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | +2% |
| US owner complaints | 15 | 2,135 |
| Most complaints about | Fuel/propulsion system | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (6) | 2000 (308) |
| US recall campaigns | 1 | 30 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 220 | 1,270 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 39 |
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).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Lexus RC | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 10.1 l/100 km (2012) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 146 g/km | 114 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 133 kW (178 hp) | 96 kW (129 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,810 kg | 1,751 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).