2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 63 complaints
63
Total Complaints
89,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,500 25th Percentile
89,000 Median Mileage
133,935 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
SERVICE BRAKES
3
AIR BAGS
3
TIRES
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
0
Fires
14
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, AND THEN STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED ON HIGHWAY TWO TIMES IN FIVE MONTHS. *YH"
"WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, AND THEN STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED ON HIGHWAY TWO TIMES IN FIVE MONTHS. *YH"
"ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.AK CONSUMER STATES THE 2ND OCCASION HAPPENED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL APPROX 56 MPH. *MJ"

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