FaultScore

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder vs Porsche Cayenne

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 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Porsche Cayenne
Complaints on file 285 702
Model years covered 1995–2009 2003–2026
Worst model year 2001 2014
Best model year 1999 2021
Crashes reported 40 24
Fires reported 10 10
Injuries reported 28 16
Deaths reported 2 2
Most complained-about part Wheels Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 28.1% 7.4%

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder by year

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

What breaks

Wheels 52 18.2%
Body & Structure 36 12.6%
Brakes 32 11.2%
Airbags 22 7.7%
Engine & Cooling 19 6.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 5.6%
Tires 14 4.9%

Porsche Cayenne by year

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

What breaks