1996 Mitsubishi 3000Gt: Reliability Data

26
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
Retractor
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

64,500 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
86,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Retractor
8
Automatic Transmission
6
Column Shift
2
Manual Transmission
2
Accelerator Pedal
2
Seat Belts
2
Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
2
Frame And Members
1
Rim
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVER EXPERIENCES SEVERE VEHICLE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH, INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER SAID FRAME WAS BENT WHICH CAUSES SEVERE VIBRATIONS. *AK"
"WHEN USING THE POWER BUTTON TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO (90) MPH . SHUTTING THE POWER BUTTON OFF OR STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, DID NOT DISENGAGE THE PEDAL. *AK"
"TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. FIRST THE HUB WENT OUT ON THE TRANSIMISSION BETWEENT THE FIRST AND SECOND SYNCHRO. ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER I HAD THE NEW TRANNY PUT IN, THE TRANSFER CASE WENT BAD.*AK"

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.

Retractor 8 complaints
25th: 62,500 mi Median: 75,000 mi 75th: 83,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 4 NJ: 3 CA: 3 NY: 3 SC: 2 MA: 2 GA: 1 OR: 1 ND: 1 WA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

3.8%
Original Owners
96.2%
Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi 3000Gt — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991756
19921353
1993772
1994845
1995626
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