Chevrolet Corsica vs Mitsubishi Eclipse

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	Chevrolet Corsica	Mitsubishi Eclipse
Complaints on file	1,163	2,785
Model years covered	1987–1997	1989–2012
Worst model year	1994	2001
Best model year	1996	2012
Crashes reported	127	328
Fires reported	46	83
Injuries reported	90	169
Deaths reported	3	11
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	22.9%	21.2%

Chevrolet Corsica by year

2 82 90 86 119 184 128 157 145 169 1

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

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

What breaks

Brakes 205 17.6%

Electrical System 158 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 133 11.4%

Lights 104 8.9%

Airbags 78 6.7%

Seat Belts 76 6.5%

Steering 70 6.0%

Body & Structure 63 5.4%

Mitsubishi Eclipse by year

13 59 65 65 44 53 440 220 185 174 150 380 287 84 158 20 8 118 122 83 44 1 1 11

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Brakes 427 15.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 331 11.9%

Wheels 278 10.0%

Engine & Cooling 272 9.8%

Body & Structure 217 7.8%

Airbags 179 6.4%

Electrical System 176 6.3%

Suspension 163 5.9%