Mitsubishi seats problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 126 complaints involve seats. The Eclipse accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Eclipse with 7 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 126 about seats, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Eclipse 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 30 | 24% |
| Galant | 21 | 17% |
| Outlander | 21 | 17% |
| Mirage | 19 | 15% |
| Montero | 10 | 8% |
| Outlander Sport | 4 | 3% |
| Lancer | 3 | 2% |
| Montero Sport | 3 | 2% |
| Diamante | 2 | 2% |
| Eclipse Cross | 2 | 2% |
Worst model years for seats
- 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse7 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse5 complaints
- 2003 Mitsubishi Galant5 complaints
- 1993 Mitsubishi Mirage4 complaints
- 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage4 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 40 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.