"How reliable is the 1991 Mitsubishi Galant?"

"Based on 78 NHTSA complaints, the 1991 Mitsubishi Galant has a median complaint mileage of 105000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT."

"What are common problems with the 1991 Mitsubishi Galant?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1991 Mitsubishi Galant is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, accounting for a significant portion of the 78 total complaints filed."

1991 Mitsubishi Galant: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 78 complaints

Total Complaints

105,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

105,000 25th Percentile

105,000 Median Mileage

116,317 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE FAILURE WARPING OF DISC ROTORS WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TT"

"BRAKE FAILURE, WARPING OF DISC ROTORS WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TT"

"THROTTLE CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND WAS LODGES AROUND THROTTLE/THROTTLE COULD NOT CLOSE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

VA: 10 NY: 8 CT: 7 TX: 7 LA: 4 MS: 3 CA: 3 MD: 3 PA: 3 WI: 3

Who Files Complaints?

12.8%

Original Owners

87.2%

Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Galant — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	32	-	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	0
1992	43	113,049	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT	1
1994	284	121,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	46
1995	296	150,000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT	48
1996	200	96,498	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	37
1997	110	78,500	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT	12
1998	69	100,705	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	3
1999	296	81,208	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	39
2000	183	82,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	17
2001	211	60,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	49
2002	175	64,947	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	25
2003	167	62,750	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE	23
2004	68	80,000	STRUCTURE	5
2005	34	27,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	1
2006	37	45,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2007	31	92,350	AIR BAGS	6
2009	23	47,000	AIR BAGS	3

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