Mitsubishi Montero
Owners filed 765 complaints across 17 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero. The 2001 drew the most (166); the 2005 the fewest (1).
Model years17
Complaints765
Recalls41
Fires15
Deaths5
Every Mitsubishi Montero model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections | Routine | |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2003 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2002 | 111 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 166 | 4 | 2 | 15 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum | Routine | |
| 2000 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 74 | 4 | — | 9 | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1997 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1996 | 27 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1995 | 86 | 2 | — | 7 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 31 | 5 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 14 | 3 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1992 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1990 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine |
Which Mitsubishi Montero years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 166 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › power assist › vacuum. It carries 4 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.