2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 118 complaints
118
Total Complaints
73,750mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,420 25th Percentile
73,750 Median Mileage
103,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
57
AIR BAGS
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
10
TIRES
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2
WHEELS
2

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, 2,000 MILES, DRIVER AND 4 PASSENGERS WERE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE #405 FREEWAY ON DRY CONDITIONS. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY GOES INTO A SPIN. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A 1 INCH WOOD SCREW IN THE TREAD, AND THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE WHOLE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS GONE. PHOTOS WER..."
"WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 12/8/05,I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION, MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED HEAVY REAR DAMAGE AS WELL AS HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS SYSTEMS DEPLOYED AS THE VEHICLES MANUAL STATED IT WOULD, WHICH RESULTED IN MYSELF BEING SEVERELY INJURED, THE VEHICLE W..."
"I'VE HAD MY CAR (MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2006-MANUAL TRANSMISSION) FOR JUST 11K MILES, I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, AND I WAS TOLD IT HAS A ROTOR PROBLEM IN THE REAR, AND THEY NEED POLISHING, BUT THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE. ALSO, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS HIG..."

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