1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 440 complaints
440
Total Complaints
120,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Top Issue
64
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

100,000 25th Percentile
120,000 Median Mileage
144,150 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
29
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
26
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
23
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
23
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
15
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
11
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
10

Severity Assessment

64
Crashes
13
Fires
31
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VECHILE SHAKES VERY HARD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TT"
"ABS: DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT CURB WHILE EXISTING OFF RAMP; BRAKES FAILED; NO BRAKING EFFECT; NO WARNING. TT"
"ABS: PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT CURB WHILE EXISTING OFF RAMP; BRAKES FAILED; NO BRAKING EFFECT; NO WARNING. 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