Mitsubishi ownership costs & problem years

Mitsubishi models ranked by owner data

13 Mitsubishi nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 2,589 owner complaints and 185 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the Eclipse Spyder at 92/100; the weakest is the Outlander at 70/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
Eclipse Spyder92BUY12012201280
Endeavor92BUY12011201180
Galant92BUY220112012120
Eclipse91BUY22011201290
Eclipse Cross88BUY720202018593
Lancer88BUY7201320111777
Outlander Phev88BUY8202420194119
Mirage G487BUY820202017652
Lancer Evolution86BUY5201320111009
i-MiEV84BUY520132012015
Mirage81BUY9201920141338
Outlander Sport76BUY152024201587255
Outlander70BUY14201220161,10567

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Mitsubishi model we hold data for

Mitsubishi Eclipse2 model years indexedMitsubishi Eclipse Cross7 model years indexedMitsubishi Eclipse Cross ES7 model years indexedMitsubishi Eclipse Spyder2 model years indexedMitsubishi Endeavor1 model years indexedMitsubishi Galant2 model years indexedMitsubishi Lancer7 model years indexedMitsubishi Lancer Evolution5 model years indexedMitsubishi Mirage10 model years indexedMitsubishi Mirage G48 model years indexedMitsubishi Outlander14 model years indexedMitsubishi Outlander Phev8 model years indexedMitsubishi Outlander Sport15 model years indexedMitsubishi i-MiEV5 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04