Mitsubishi Eclipse recalls & problems by year

129 recalls and 2,131 owner complaints across 21 model years (1990–2012).

Most complaints2000308 complaints

Most recalls199813 recalls

Crashes reported246in owner complaints

Injuries reported15911 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2012	—	19–23 mpg	0	8	1	0	0	0
2009	—	19–23 mpg	1	42	8	0	5	0
2008	—	19–23 mpg	1	71	9	0	4	0
2007	—	19–23 mpg	4	107	15	1	13	1
2006	—	19–23 mpg	4	99	9	0	5	0
2005	—	21–23 mpg	4	6	0	2	1	0
2004	—	21–23 mpg	5	14	6	1	4	0
2003	—	21–24 mpg	5	124	15	4	10	0
2002	—	20–23 mpg	4	73	5	4	7	0
2001	—	20–23 mpg	10	209	24	6	13	2
2000	—	20–23 mpg	10	308	14	6	14	4
1999	—	19–23 mpg	11	120	10	3	5	0
1998	—	19–23 mpg	13	129	22	5	13	0
1997	—	19–24 mpg	12	136	22	6	16	1
1996	—	19–24 mpg	11	159	25	5	10	0
1995	—	19–24 mpg	12	307	44	9	19	2
1994	—	18–24 mpg	4	34	5	1	5	0
1993	—	18–24 mpg	4	36	2	1	3	0
1992	—	18–24 mpg	3	49	3	1	3	1
1991	—	18–24 mpg	4	54	4	2	5	0
1990	—	20–24 mpg	7	46	3	0	4	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Power train — 329 complaints
Wheels — 278 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 260 complaints
Structure — 217 complaints
Service brakes — 215 complaints
Service brakes, hydraulic — 197 complaints
Air bags — 178 complaints
Electrical system — 176 complaints