1999 Mitsubishi Mirage: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS, AND SOMETIMES WILL JUST DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. *AK"
"WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35-40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY THE MIRAGE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. *AK"
"TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FEEDS A TOO LEAN GASOLINE MIXTURE CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN ROUGH WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. IT RUNS LIKE AN OLDER CAR WOULD THAT NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS STALLED OUT ONCE FROM THIS PROBLEM AND EVERY MORNING IT IS A STRUGGLE FOR THE CAR TO BACK UP THE SMALL INCLINE ..."
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.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Mitsubishi Mirage — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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