Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Owners filed 242 complaints across 14 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The 2001 drew the most (81); the 2005 the fewest (2).
Model years14
Complaints242
Recalls34
Fires8
Deaths2
Every Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2008 | 16 | 1 | — | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2007 | 22 | 4 | — | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Child Seat | Routine | |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | Wheels › Rim | Routine | |
| 2003 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2002 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Wheels › Rim | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Wheels › Rim | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module | Routine | |
| 1999 | 11 | 2 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 16 | 2 | — | — | Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars | Routine | |
| 1997 | 20 | 2 | — | — | Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars | Routine | |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine |
Which Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 81 complaints concentrated in the wheels › rim. It carries 8 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.