1997 Mitsubishi 3000Gt: Reliability Data

42
Total Complaints
90,000mi
Median Mileage
Retractor
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

51,440 25th Percentile
90,000 Median Mileage
100,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Retractor
8
Wheels
6
Seat Belts
3
Rim
3
Column Shift
3
Manual Transmission
3
Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
3
Automatic Transmission
2
Differential Unit
2
Tires
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. MJS"
"CHROME RIM IS RUBBING THE WHEEL WHICH IS CAUSING THE AIR TO LEAK.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK"
"THE CHROME WHEEL RIMS ON MY CAR ARE CORRODING ON THE INSIDE. THE TIRES LEAK AIR BECAUSE THE RIMS DO NOT SEAL PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE LAST INCIDENT CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED, AT NIGHT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFINATE DEFECT IN TH..."

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: 13,127 mi Median: 41,190 mi 75th: 72,660 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 6 MD: 5 NY: 4 IL: 4 CA: 3 OH: 3 MO: 2 IA: 1 OR: 1 AK: 1

Who Files Complaints?

23.8%
Original Owners
76.2%
Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi 3000Gt — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991756
19921353
1993772
1994845
1995626
1996261

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