Mitsubishi body & structure problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 918 complaints involve body & structure. The Eclipse accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2022 Outlander with 76 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 918 about body & structure, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Eclipse 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 424 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 44 and 10
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 217 | 24% |
| Galant | 174 | 19% |
| Outlander | 159 | 17% |
| Endeavor | 81 | 9% |
| Lancer | 60 | 7% |
| Mirage | 37 | 4% |
| Eclipse Spyder | 36 | 4% |
| Montero | 36 | 4% |
| Montero Sport | 29 | 3% |
| Outlander Sport | 18 | 2% |
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander76 complaints
- 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor59 complaints
- 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse41 complaints
- 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse32 complaints
- 2000 Mitsubishi Galant26 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 1996 | 31 |
| 1997 | 26 |
| 1998 | 37 |
| 1999 | 57 |
| 2000 | 94 |
| 2001 | 67 |
| 2002 | 61 |
| 2003 | 93 |
| 2004 | 94 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 33 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2022 | 77 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 424 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.