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Best and worst years for the Mitsubishi Eclipse

Of the 18 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse with enough data to compare, the 2000 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (261), and the 2009 has the fewest (12).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mitsubishi Eclipse 0 150 300 1990: 12 12 '90 1991: 16 1992: 24 '92 1993: 20 1994: 34 '94 1995: 238 238 '95 1996: 122 '96 1997: 107 1998: 92 '98 1999: 98 2000: 261 261 '00 2001: 229 2002: 59 '02 2003: 116 2004: 9 '04 2005: 3 2006: 36 '06 2007: 20 2008: 19 '08 2009: 12 12 '09 2010: 1 '10 2011: 1 2012: 6 '12
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199012
199116
199224
199320
199434
1995238
1996122
1997107
199892
199998
2000261
2001229
200259
2003116
20049
20053
200636
200720
200819
200912
20101
20111
20126

What stands out

The 2000 stands out, with about 5.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2000 and 1995. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 1990.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
2012611
201111
201011
20091244
20081983
200720122
200636118
200538
2004920
2003116158
20025984
2001229287
2000261380
199998150
199892174
1997107185
1996122220
1995238440
19943453
19932044
19922465
19911665
19901259