Mitsubishi Galant
Owners filed 1,749 complaints across 23 model years of the Mitsubishi Galant. The 1999 drew the most (215); the 2011 the fewest (3).
Model years23
Complaints1,749
Recalls55
Fires72
Deaths6
Every Mitsubishi Galant model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 24 | 1 | — | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2004 | 61 | 1 | — | 5 | Structure | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 126 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 135 | 3 | 10 | 21 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 151 | 8 | 11 | 40 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2000 | 136 | 7 | 16 | 15 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1999 | 215 | 6 | 10 | 30 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 53 | 2 | — | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1997 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | Routine | |
| 1996 | 136 | 4 | 4 | 27 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1995 | 209 | 6 | 5 | 32 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | Above average | |
| 1994 | 198 | 4 | 5 | 33 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1992 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift | Routine | |
| 1991 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift | Routine | |
| 1990 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine |
Which Mitsubishi Galant years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 215 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. It carries 6 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.