Mitsubishi Spyder

Owners filed 28 complaints across 5 model years of the Mitsubishi Spyder. The 2001 drew the most (13); the 1996 the fewest (2).

Model years5

Complaints28

Recalls3

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Mitsubishi Spyder model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2003	7	0	—	1	Structure	Routine
2002	3	0	—	—	Air Bags › Side/Window	Routine
2001	13	0	—	—	Wheels › Rim	Routine
1998	3	1	1	—	Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars	Routine
1996	2	2	—	—	Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars	Routine

Which Mitsubishi Spyder years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the wheels › rim.

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.