2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 122 complaints
122
Total Complaints
79,540mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

55,250 25th Percentile
79,540 Median Mileage
108,302 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
77
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
11
AIR BAGS
9
TIRES
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
POWER TRAIN
2
STRUCTURE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
1

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
1
Fires
15
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKES SQUEAL ON BRAND NEW CAR. COMPANY REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS ON FRONT BUT NOT REAR. CAR MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE, BUT COMPANY NOT REPLACING REAR HARDWARE. SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BRAKE NOISE BECAUSE CAR IS HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE.*AK"
"BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2007 MITSUBISHI VEHICLE THAT HAD STRANGE LOUD SOUNDS OCCURRING EVERY TIME WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SLOWLY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC EVERYDAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MONTH TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP STATED LOUD SOUNDS WERE DU..."
"TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE CAUSING CRASH. *TR"

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