Mitsubishi air bags problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,143 complaints involve air bags. The Galant accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 1994 Galant with 42 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,143 about air bags, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Galant 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 424 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 753 and 18
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Galant | 234 | 21% |
| Eclipse | 179 | 16% |
| Mirage | 171 | 15% |
| Lancer | 117 | 10% |
| Outlander | 110 | 10% |
| Raider | 56 | 5% |
| Outlander Sport | 53 | 5% |
| Montero | 50 | 4% |
| Montero Sport | 42 | 4% |
| Diamante | 31 | 3% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 1994 Mitsubishi Galant42 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage40 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Galant38 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse36 complaints
- 2001 Mitsubishi Galant31 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 84 |
| 1995 | 127 |
| 1996 | 53 |
| 1997 | 45 |
| 1998 | 42 |
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 45 |
| 2001 | 94 |
| 2002 | 70 |
| 2003 | 51 |
| 2004 | 52 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 63 |
| 2007 | 49 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 33 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 424 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.