Mitsubishi steering problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 455 complaints involve steering. The Eclipse accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Galant with 15 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 455 about steering, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Eclipse 18% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 178 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 77 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 80 | 18% |
| Galant | 80 | 18% |
| Outlander | 69 | 15% |
| Montero | 54 | 12% |
| Lancer | 43 | 10% |
| Montero Sport | 32 | 7% |
| Mirage | 22 | 5% |
| Outlander Sport | 18 | 4% |
| Lancer Evolution | 10 | 2% |
| Diamante | 8 | 2% |
Worst model years for steering
- 1999 Mitsubishi Galant15 complaints
- 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander14 complaints
- 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse13 complaints
- 1994 Mitsubishi Galant12 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Galant12 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 36 |
| 1996 | 18 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1998 | 16 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 39 |
| 2001 | 30 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 178 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.