1998 Mitsubishi Galant: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 69 complaints
69
Total Complaints
100,705mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

59,175 25th Percentile
100,705 Median Mileage
118,266 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
4
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
SUSPENSION
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WOULD GRAB AND RELEASE, GRAB AND RELEASE. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER."
"POWER STEERING FLUID AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID EMPTY DUE TO LEAKAGE IN BOTH RESERVOIRS."
"POWER STEERING FLUID AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID EMPTY DUE TO LEAKAGE IN BOTH RESERVOIRS."

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