GMC GMC Truck vs Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

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	GMC GMC Truck	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Complaints on file	127	314
Model years covered	1974–2003	2003–2015
Worst model year	2000	2003
Best model year	1997	2011
Crashes reported	9	6
Fires reported	3	5
Injuries reported	4	2
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	12.6%	4.1%

GMC GMC Truck by year

4 1 2 2 1 1 2 11 9 11 13 15 15 4 13 23

74 83 86 87 89 90 91 94 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Brakes 30 23.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 11.0%

Tires 13 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 9 7.1%

Lights 9 7.1%

Electrical System 8 6.3%

Steering 7 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.5%

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution by year

116 22 29 57 2 43 19 4 4 13 5

03 05 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 139 44.3%

Engine & Cooling 35 11.1%

Stability & Traction Control 31 9.9%

Electrical System 16 5.1%

Body & Structure 14 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 12 3.8%

Suspension 11 3.5%

Steering 10 3.2%