Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year

2,772 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mitsubishi Eclipse across 23 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mitsubishi Eclipse

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	59
1991	65
1992	65
1993	44
1994	53
1995	440
1996	220
1997	185
1998	174
1999	150
2000	380
2001	287
2002	84
2003	158
2004	20
2005	8
2006	118
2007	122
2008	83
2009	44
2010	1
2011	1
2012	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2012	11			20 to 23
2011	1			20 to 23
2010	1			19 to 23
2009	44	Brakes (64%)	1	19 to 23
2008	83	Brakes (70%)	1	19 to 23
2007	122	Brakes (74%)	4	19 to 23
2006	118	Brakes (64%)	4	19 to 23
2005	8		3	21 to 23
2004	20		4	21 to 23
2003	158	Body & structure (20%)	3	21 to 24
2002	84	Wheels (36%)	2	20 to 23
2001	287	Wheels (26%)	7	20 to 23
2000	380	Wheels (34%)	7	20 to 23
1999	150	Body & structure (16%)	2	19 to 23
1998	174	Transmission (12%)	4	19 to 23
1997	185	Engine (22%)	3	19 to 24
1996	220	Brakes (16%)	4	19 to 24
1995	440	Engine (14%)	5	19 to 24
1994	53	Transmission (19%)	1	18 to 24
1993	44	Transmission (27%)	1	18 to 24
1992	65	Transmission (23%)	1	18 to 24
1991	65	Transmission (22%)	2	18 to 24
1990	59	Transmission (31%)	5	20 to 24