1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 65 complaints
65
Total Complaints
140,000mi
Median Mileage
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

120,547 25th Percentile
140,000 Median Mileage
149,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
SUSPENSION:REAR
3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
2
SEAT BELTS
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
2
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE. TT"
"SEAT BELT FAILURE, TAKATA BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. TT"
"EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF TRANS. LINKAGE WHEN IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES MUST COAST UNTIL GEAR CATCHES, OR JAMS INTO GEAR ON 5 SPEED. TT"

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

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