2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: 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
"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.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder — 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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