"How reliable is the 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage?"

"Based on 53 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage has a median complaint mileage of 71250 miles. The most common issue is Frontal."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage is Frontal, accounting for a significant portion of the 53 total complaints filed."

1998 Mitsubishi Mirage: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints

Total Complaints

71,250mi

Median Mileage

Frontal

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,584 25th Percentile

71,250 Median Mileage

123,185 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frontal

Automatic Transmission

Unknown Or Other

Gasoline

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Seats

Disc

Latch

Hinge And Attachments

Foundation Components

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. ALSO ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK"

"WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED VEHICLE BEGINS TO BRAKE WITHOUT OUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE BACKING UP."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 7 NY: 6 NC: 4 GA: 4 FL: 4 MD: 3 OH: 3 MO: 3 IL: 3 OR: 2

Who Files Complaints?

22.6%

Original Owners

77.4%

Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Mirage — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	37	-	Seat Belts	1
1991	45	-	Seat Belts	7
1993	91	101,000	Seat Belts	2
1994	69	-	Frontal	26
1995	93	-	Frontal	44
1996	40	-	Frontal	14
1997	105	94,806	Frontal	18
1999	74	59,429	Hinge And Attachments	20
2000	55	115,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	18
2001	51	51,000	Vehicle Speed Control	23
2014	63	29,000	Air Bags	18
2015	60	15,000	Service Brakes	9
2017	21	32,500	Air Bags	4

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