"How reliable is the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant?"

"Based on 211 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant has a median complaint mileage of 60000 miles. The most common issue is Frontal."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant is Frontal, accounting for a significant portion of the 211 total complaints filed."

2001 Mitsubishi Galant: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 211 complaints

211

Total Complaints

60,000mi

Median Mileage

Frontal

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,142 25th Percentile

60,000 Median Mileage

93,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frontal

Air Bags

Rotor

Automatic Transmission

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Engine

Body

Cooling Unit And Lines

Gasoline

Vehicle Speed Control

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RECALL 00V299001/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. FIRST DEALERSHIP DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. CURRENTLY, NO ONE AT DEALERSHIP IS RESPONDING TO CONSUMER'S LETTERS AND TELEPHONE CALLS. POINT OF CONTACT AT DEALER IS..."

"I RAN INTO A CENTER DIVIDER ONTHE HIGHWAY AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK.CRASH CAUSED BY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *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.

Frontal 17 complaints

25th: 17,000 mi Median: 26,000 mi 75th: 43,000 mi

Air Bags 13 complaints

25th: 37,911 mi Median: 94,000 mi 75th: 98,000 mi

Rotor 12 complaints

25th: 23,500 mi Median: 30,000 mi 75th: 30,876 mi

Automatic Transmission 11 complaints

25th: 67,127 mi Median: 79,297 mi 75th: 103,725 mi

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 10 complaints

25th: 30,000 mi Median: 48,100 mi 75th: 55,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 23 TX: 23 NY: 21 MD: 19 FL: 14 OH: 11 NC: 10 PA: 8 VA: 8 NJ: 7

Who Files Complaints?

30.8%

Original Owners

69.2%

Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Galant — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	32	-	Automatic Transmission	0
1991	78	105,000	Column Shift	1
1992	43	113,049	Column Shift	1
1994	284	121,000	Frontal	46
1995	296	150,000	Lower Ball Joint	48
1996	200	96,498	Automatic Transmission	37
1997	110	78,500	Lower Ball Joint	12
1998	69	100,705	Automatic Transmission	3
1999	296	81,208	Rotor	39
2000	183	82,000	Gasoline	17
2002	175	64,947	Rotor	25
2003	167	62,750	Heater Core	23
2004	68	80,000	Structure	5
2005	34	27,000	Body	1
2006	37	45,000	Electrical System	5
2007	31	92,350	Air Bags	6
2009	23	47,000	Air Bags	3

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