Mitsubishi Galant vs Tesla Model S

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 Galant	Tesla Model S
Complaints on file	2,429	5,283
Model years covered	1986–2012	2012–2026
Worst model year	1999	2016
Best model year	1998	2024
Crashes reported	334	659
Fires reported	115	94
Injuries reported	198	207
Deaths reported	9	35
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	27%	18.8%

Mitsubishi Galant by year

6 9 7 20 32 78 43 11 284 296 200 110 69 296 183 211 175 167 68 34 37 31 9 23 12 7 11

86 87 88 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 395 16.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 265 10.9%

Suspension 250 10.3%

Airbags 234 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 221 9.1%

Electrical System 198 8.2%

Body & Structure 175 7.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 141 5.8%

Tesla Model S by year

89 677 546 1,057 1,027 673 288 73 123 279 198 162 78 7 6

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,001 18.9%

Other & Unspecified 863 16.3%

Suspension 730 13.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 672 12.7%

Steering 344 6.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 273 5.2%

Brakes 208 3.9%

Lights 195 3.7%