Mitsubishi brakes problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,713 complaints involve brakes. The Eclipse accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Galant with 114 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,713 about brakes, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Eclipse 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 691 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 236 and 14
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 426 | 25% |
| Galant | 393 | 23% |
| Montero | 240 | 14% |
| Outlander | 124 | 7% |
| Mirage | 108 | 6% |
| Lancer | 72 | 4% |
| Diamante | 70 | 4% |
| Montero Sport | 64 | 4% |
| Outlander Sport | 49 | 3% |
| Eclipse Spyder | 32 | 2% |
Worst model years for brakes
- 1999 Mitsubishi Galant114 complaints
- 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse90 complaints
- 2001 Mitsubishi Montero79 complaints
- 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse75 complaints
- 2002 Mitsubishi Montero69 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 25 |
| 1992 | 28 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1994 | 55 |
| 1995 | 132 |
| 1996 | 82 |
| 1997 | 80 |
| 1998 | 62 |
| 1999 | 159 |
| 2000 | 70 |
| 2001 | 158 |
| 2002 | 144 |
| 2003 | 53 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 98 |
| 2007 | 124 |
| 2008 | 83 |
| 2009 | 55 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 33 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 691 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.