2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 128 complaints
128
Total Complaints
106,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
26
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
106,000 Median Mileage
139,340 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
SUSPENSION:FRONT
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
6
STEERING
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
AIR BAGS
5
SUSPENSION
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4

Severity Assessment

26
Crashes
2
Fires
20
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ALIGNMENT IS OFF. ALSO, FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK. THE REAR IS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN PASSANGERS ARE IN THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR HARD TO HANDLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. *AK"
"ALIGNMENT IS OFF. ALSO, FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK. THE REAR IS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN PASSANGERS ARE IN THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR HARD TO HANDLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. *AK"
"VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AND PULLS RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *AK"

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