Mitsubishi transmission problems
Across all Mitsubishi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 865 complaints involve transmission. The Eclipse accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 1992 3000GT with 54 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 865 about transmission, all Mitsubishi models
- Most affected
- Eclipse 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 240 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 19
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mitsubishi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | 200 | 23% |
| Galant | 191 | 22% |
| 3000GT | 160 | 19% |
| Diamante | 48 | 6% |
| Mirage | 47 | 5% |
| Lancer | 45 | 5% |
| Montero | 34 | 4% |
| Montero Sport | 31 | 4% |
| Expo | 23 | 3% |
| Eclipse Spyder | 16 | 2% |
Worst model years for transmission
- 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT54 complaints
- 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse34 complaints
- 1996 Mitsubishi Galant32 complaints
- 1991 Mitsubishi Galant29 complaints
- 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT25 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 |
| 1991 | 73 |
| 1992 | 94 |
| 1993 | 47 |
| 1994 | 62 |
| 1995 | 90 |
| 1996 | 60 |
| 1997 | 61 |
| 1998 | 43 |
| 1999 | 59 |
| 2000 | 39 |
| 2001 | 58 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2003 | 64 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
Among the 240 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.