2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 54 complaints
54
Total Complaints
91,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,404 25th Percentile
91,000 Median Mileage
123,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
SERVICE BRAKES
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
3
STRUCTURE
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
3
SEAT BELTS
2

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"1. MY 2005 ENDEAVOR HAS 11,000 KMS, COVERED BY THE WARRANTY (IT HAS LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. LST FRIDAY I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY TO MY WORK WHEN I FELT THUMPS AND IF IT WERE PULLING BACK AND FORTH. I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT I MANAGED TO PARK, AND WHEN I DID SOMETHING UNDER IT RIPPED OFF AND A HU..."
"DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE INSISTED THAT THE DEALER CONVERT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO A POWER OPERATED SEAT. AFTER THE POWER SEAT WAS INSTALLED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE DEALER BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE ..."
"DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE INSISTED THAT THE DEALER CONVERT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO A POWER OPERATED SEAT. AFTER THE POWER SEAT WAS INSTALLED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE DEALER BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE ..."

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.

STRUCTURE:BODY 7 complaints
25th: 104,500 mi Median: 121,000 mi 75th: 152,500 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 complaints
25th: 99,000 mi Median: 121,000 mi 75th: 142,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 4 complaints
Median: 40,000 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 complaints
Median: 49,616 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 complaints
Median: 100,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 9 TX: 8 MD: 4 IL: 4 AL: 4 PA: 3 LA: 2 FL: 2 GA: 2 CO: 2

Who Files Complaints?

14.8%
Original Owners
85.2%
Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Endeavor — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200423019
2006253
2007254

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