1999 Mitsubishi Diamante: Reliability Data

26
Total Complaints
88,450mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

72,000 25th Percentile
88,450 Median Mileage
192,730 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
8
SUSPENSION
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
1
STEERING
1
STRUCTURE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN ACCERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FROM 2000 MILES -4000 PULLED TO RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. NOW ONLY HIGHWAY.MITSUBISHI CLAIMS THIS PULLING IS " NORMAL TORQUE STEER". ( SO WAS THE FORD PINTO'S GAS TANK PROBLEMS) IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE PULL YOU WILL GO OFF THE ROAD OR INTO TH..."
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK"
"ROTORS WARPED AT 14444 MILES, DEALER TURNED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. THEY GOT WARPED AGAIN AT 18700 MILE, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, CITING DRIVER'S DRIVING HABITS. *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.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE 8 complaints
25th: 70,000 mi Median: 78,000 mi 75th: 86,900 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

PR: 4 VA: 3 NE: 2 CA: 2 MN: 2 NY: 2 FL: 1 IN: 1 NJ: 1 WI: 1

Who Files Complaints?

15.4%
Original Owners
84.6%
Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Diamante — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1992602
19934310
1994336
1997513
1998351
2000633
2001930
20021629
2003751

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