2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 36 complaints
36
Total Complaints
10,743mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,248 25th Percentile
10,743 Median Mileage
14,547 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
SERVICE BRAKES
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ENGINE
3
AIR BAGS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
STEERING
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
WHEELS
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
3
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN STEPPED ON THE GAS, TRUCK ACCELERATED. THEN BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WASN'T NORMAL, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE QUICK HIGH AND LOW PITCHED SOUNDS. WAS ONLY GOING 10MPH IF THAT. TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. THEN TRI..."
"STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN STEPPED ON THE GAS, TRUCK ACCELERATED. THEN BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WASN'T NORMAL, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE QUICK HIGH AND LOW PITCHED SOUNDS. WAS ONLY GOING 10MPH IF THAT. TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. THEN TRI..."
"STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN STEPPED ON THE GAS, TRUCK ACCELERATED. THEN BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WASN'T NORMAL, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE QUICK HIGH AND LOW PITCHED SOUNDS. WAS ONLY GOING 10MPH IF THAT. TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND. THEN TRI..."

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