Chrysler 300M 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	Chrysler 300M	Mitsubishi Eclipse
Complaints on file	1,130	2,785
Model years covered	1993–2004	1989–2012
Worst model year	1999	2001
Best model year	2003	2012
Crashes reported	93	328
Fires reported	21	83
Injuries reported	57	169
Deaths reported	2	11
Most complained-about part	Steering	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15.3%	21.2%

Chrysler 300M by year

5 4 440 294 122 104 44 117

93 94 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Steering 161 14.2%

Airbags 117 10.4%

Body & Structure 108 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 106 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 7.6%

Electrical System 76 6.7%

Brakes 65 5.8%

Wheels 53 4.7%

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%