Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Owners filed 348 complaints across 9 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport. The 2000 drew the most (97); the 2009 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints348
Recalls8
Fires12
Deaths3
Every Mitsubishi Montero Sport model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 6 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 54 | 0 | — | 14 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | Routine | |
| 1998 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1997 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Which Mitsubishi Montero Sport years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 97 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 1 recall.
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.