1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 21 complaints
21
Total Complaints
58,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,250 25th Percentile
58,000 Median Mileage
70,900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2
EQUIPMENT
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
1
STEERING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ADHESIVE IS LOOSENING, CREATING A STRAIN ON THE STRAPS. TWO LEVERS THAT HELP TOP FOLD ARE BENDING, SO TOP DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY.*AK"
"CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE PULLS EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO RULED OUT THE TIRES OR VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT AS CAUSES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER ISSUE IS PART OF VEHICLE'S NORMAL OPERATION. TS"
"CONSUMER STATES THAT WATER LEAKS FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FLOODING. TS"

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