Mitsubishi Eclipse
Owners filed 2,133 complaints across 23 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse. The 2000 drew the most (308).
Model years23
Complaints2,133
Recalls129
Fires57
Deaths11
Which Mitsubishi Eclipse years should you avoid?
Going by 2,133 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mitsubishi Eclipse years to avoid are 2000, 1995 and 2001.
- 2000308 complaints, 3.0× a typical Eclipse year, most often about the wheels.
- 1995307 complaints, 3.0× a typical Eclipse year, most often about the engine.
- 2001209 complaints, 2.0× a typical Eclipse year, most often about the wheels.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mitsubishi Eclipse model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2009 | 42 | 1 | — | 8 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2008 | 71 | 1 | — | 9 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2007 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 99 | 4 | — | 9 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | Routine | |
| 2004 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2003 | 124 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Structure | Routine | |
| 2002 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Wheels › Rim | Routine | |
| 2001Avoid | 209 | 10 | 6 | 24 | Wheels › Rim | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000Avoid | 308 | 10 | 6 | 14 | Wheels › Rim | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 120 | 11 | 3 | 10 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 129 | 13 | 5 | 22 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 136 | 12 | 6 | 22 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 159 | 11 | 5 | 25 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995Avoid | 307 | 12 | 9 | 44 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1993 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1992 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1990 | 46 | 7 | — | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.