2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 84 complaints
84
Total Complaints
50,500mi
Median Mileage
WHEELS:RIM
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

32,860 25th Percentile
50,500 Median Mileage
85,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

WHEELS:RIM
20
WHEELS
10
STRUCTURE
9
TIRES
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
4
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"
"WIHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER WAS INJURED.*AK"
"A RANDOM CODE FAILURE IN THE COMPUTER LEAD TO REPEATED ENGINE STALLS AT STOP, AND LEAD TO OTHER SPARK PLUG FOULING AND EGR VALVE FAILURE. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER CODE IS CLEARDED. BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES NOW, A 6TH ON THE WAY. NLM"

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