Mitsubishi Eclipse
Owners filed 2,133 complaints across 23 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse. The 2000 drew the most (308); the 2011 the fewest (1).
Model years23
Complaints2,133
Recalls129
Fires57
Deaths11
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 | |
| 2001 | 209 | 10 | 6 | 24 | Wheels › Rim | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 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 | |
| 1995 | 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 |
Which Mitsubishi Eclipse years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 308 complaints concentrated in the wheels › rim. It carries 10 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.