FaultScore

Acura RSX vs Mitsubishi 3000GT

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Acura RSX Mitsubishi 3000GT
Complaints on file 214 535
Model years covered 2001–2008 1991–2002
Worst model year 2002 1994
Best model year 2003 1998
Crashes reported 29 26
Fires reported 1 2
Injuries reported 15 13
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 21% 7.7%

Acura RSX by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 33 15.4%
Engine & Cooling 26 12.1%
Suspension 21 9.8%
Brakes 13 6.1%
Lights 11 5.1%
Body & Structure 10 4.7%
Electrical System 9 4.2%

Mitsubishi 3000GT by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Seat Belts 140 26.2%
Brakes 29 5.4%
Wheels 25 4.7%
Engine & Cooling 18 3.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.6%
Suspension 11 2.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.1%