Mitsubishi problems by model
Owners have filed 7,309 complaints with NHTSA about the 12 Mitsubishi models with enough data to profile here, covering 37 model years from 1992 through 2022. The Eclipse draws the most at 2,234, 30.6% of the make's total.
Complaint volume tracks how many cars a make sold as much as how they held up, and NHTSA complaints are unverified owner reports rather than confirmed defects. Nothing on this page compares Mitsubishi against another manufacturer. Use it to find the model, then the model year, then read what owners of that year actually filed.
Every Mitsubishi model
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Most-reported year | Top system that year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 10 1995–2007 | 2,234 | 1995 440 | Engine and engine cooling (14.5%) |
| Galant | 9 1994–2003 | 1,922 | 1995 296 | Suspension (24.3%) |
| Outlander | 4 2003–2022 | 844 | 2022 315 | Structure (23.8%) |
| Lancer | 4 2002–2009 | 701 | 2003 242 | Visibility (29.3%) |
| Montero | 3 1995–2002 | 451 | 2001 213 | Service brakes, hydraulic (28.6%) |
| Outlander Sport | 1 2015–2015 | 281 | 2015 281 | Power train (42.0%) |
| Endeavor | 1 2004–2004 | 230 | 2004 230 | Structure (25.7%) |
| Diamante | 1 2002–2002 | 162 | 2002 162 | Visibility (44.4%) |
| 3000gt | 1 1992–1992 | 135 | 1992 135 | Power train (62.2%) |
| Montero Sport | 1 2000–2000 | 128 | 2000 128 | Service brakes, hydraulic (14.1%) |
| Lancer Evolution | 1 2003–2003 | 116 | 2003 116 | Power train (60.3%) |
| Mirage | 1 1997–1997 | 105 | 1997 105 | Engine and engine cooling (17.1%) |
Model years shown are those with at least 100 complaints on file, the gate every page on this site has to clear.
Reading the numbers
Across every Mitsubishi model year on the site, power train is the system named most often: 919 complaints, 16.3% of those filed under a named system. Individual model years diverge from that sharply, which is the reason to read the year rather than the badge.
The three most-reported Mitsubishi models (Eclipse, Galant and Outlander) account for 68.4% of the make's complaint volume. That is a concentrated picture: most of what gets reported about Mitsubishi here comes from three nameplates. Bear in mind that a nameplate selling in the millions will out-file a niche one whatever its record.
Of the 7,309 complaints, 836 describe a crash, 204 describe a fire and 33 report a death.
Most-reported Mitsubishi model years
The single heaviest model year of each Mitsubishi nameplate, 1992–2022. Heaviest is not worst. Read it alongside the model page.