Mitsubishi lighting problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 357 complaints involve lighting. The Outlander accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Eclipse with 25 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 357 about lighting, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Outlander 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 201 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outlander | 89 | 25% |
| Eclipse | 86 | 24% |
| Galant | 69 | 19% |
| Lancer | 32 | 9% |
| Montero | 18 | 5% |
| Mirage | 15 | 4% |
| Montero Sport | 10 | 3% |
| Outlander Sport | 5 | 1% |
| Eclipse Spyder | 4 | 1% |
| Lancer Evolution | 4 | 1% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse25 complaints
- 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse21 complaints
- 2000 Mitsubishi Galant20 complaints
- 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander19 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse15 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 26 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 52 |
| 2001 | 37 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 201 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.