1991 Mitsubishi 3000Gt: Reliability Data

75
Total Complaints
77,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

68,285 25th Percentile
77,000 Median Mileage
126,177 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
16
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
12
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
6
SEAT BELTS
4
POWER TRAIN
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING WHEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR, REPLACED CALIPERS TWICE, VEHICLE RAN INTO A DITCH. *AK *JB"
"WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING WHEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR, REPLACED CALIPERS TWICE, VEHICLE RAN INTO A DITCH. *AK *JB"
"DID NOT HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM BEFORE BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL WORK. NOW VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKING ABILITY/LEAKS, AT DEALERSHIP TO BE CORRECTED. 96V143002. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL SHE TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL, THEY LEFT AIR IN THE B..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION 16 complaints
Median: 70,000 mi
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) 12 complaints
25th: 83,077 mi Median: 129,677 mi 75th: 141,500 mi
SEAT BELTS 4 complaints
25th: 61,250 mi Median: 76,000 mi 75th: 96,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 8 IL: 7 CA: 6 NY: 5 NC: 5 VA: 4 IN: 3 MD: 3 OH: 3 MI: 3

Who Files Complaints?

16%
Original Owners
84%
Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi 3000Gt — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
19921353
1993772
1994845
1995626
1996261
1997422

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28