"How reliable is the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse?"

"Based on 20 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse has a median complaint mileage of 51500 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 20 total complaints filed."

2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints

Total Complaints

51,500mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,250 25th Percentile

51,500 Median Mileage

83,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

STRUCTURE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:HAND CONTROL/VALVE

STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

STEERING

WHEELS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND TRYING TO GO AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE STEERING LOCKED. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK ........DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK"

"CAR WAS PARKED WITH EBRAKE PULLED UPWARDS TO HOLD CAR IN PLACE. THE 04 ECLIPSE GT ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND JUMPED THE CURB HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. 04 ECLIPSE TAKEN TO MITSUBISHI ON 7/7/05 AND THEY ADJUSTED THE EBREAK SAYING TI WAS LOOSE."

"MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER 2004 [XXX], DONE NEARLY 21,000 MILES MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 25, 2005. IT VEERED OFF THE ROAD, WENT DOWNHILL FOR OVER TWENTY FEET AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A TREE TO COME TO A HALT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DESPITE THE FRONT-ENDED CRASH, THE AI..."

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