2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: Reliability Data

97
Total Complaints
43,000mi
Median Mileage
Rim
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

28,959 25th Percentile
43,000 Median Mileage
91,298 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Rim
30
Structure
8
Wheels
6
Tires
4
Frontal
4
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Headlights
3
Power Train
3
Rear Window
2
Side/Window
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
2
Fires
5
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER FEELS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 45 MPH AND AT TIME IS FELT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER SMALL BUMPS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL APART AND SOMETIMES A LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURS. NLM"
"REAR DEFROSTER CONNECTERS BECAME UNDETACHED FROM REAR WINDOW, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE.*JB"
"FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS LOW, TOOK OFF TIRE TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR A LEAK. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED INSIDE LIP OF RIM WAS BROKEN, 9 INCHES LONG. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO REPLACE RIM.*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.

Rim 30 complaints
25th: 17,225 mi Median: 25,000 mi 75th: 31,856 mi
Structure 8 complaints
25th: 24,750 mi Median: 40,000 mi 75th: 83,946 mi
Wheels 6 complaints
Median: 65,056 mi
Tires 4 complaints
Median: 31,856 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 10 CA: 9 TX: 9 NY: 8 FL: 8 VA: 6 NC: 5 DE: 4 GA: 4 OH: 4

Who Files Complaints?

38.1%
Original Owners
61.9%
Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1997230
1998210
2002296
20033210
2007277

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