Mitsubishi Eclipse: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2009
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2009solid year42 complaints · 1 recalls200871 complaints · 1 recalls2007107 complaints · 4 recalls200699 complaints · 4 recalls2005solid year6 complaints · 4 recalls2004solid year14 complaints · 5 recalls2003124 complaints · 5 recalls200273 complaints · 4 recalls2001worst year209 complaints · 10 recalls2000worst year308 complaints · 10 recalls1999120 complaints · 11 recalls1998129 complaints · 13 recalls1997136 complaints · 12 recalls1996worst year159 complaints · 11 recalls1995worst year307 complaints · 12 recalls1994solid year34 complaints · 4 recalls1993solid year36 complaints · 4 recalls199249 complaints · 3 recalls199154 complaints · 4 recalls199046 complaints · 7 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.