2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 380 complaints
380
Total Complaints
75,946mi
Median Mileage
WHEELS:RIM
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,030 25th Percentile
75,946 Median Mileage
101,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

WHEELS:RIM
93
WHEELS
35
STRUCTURE
17
TIRES
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
10
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
SUSPENSION
7

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
13
Fires
18
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED, TILTS LEFT. ALIGNMENT REDUCED THE PROBLEM GREATLY, BUT A SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT STILL EXISTS. *AK"
"CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 99V305000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR98002. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER ALL DAY, RECALL WORK WAS NOT COMPLETED. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEED DROPS FROM 5O MPH TO 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. A NEW ENGINE AND A NEW COMPUTER CHIP WERE PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY..."

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