Mitsubishi Lancer vs Honda Ridgeline

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 Lancer	Honda Ridgeline
Complaints on file	1,139	2,769
Model years covered	1996–2017	2006–2026
Worst model year	2002	2006
Best model year	2016	2009
Crashes reported	155	96
Fires reported	19	65
Injuries reported	87	63
Deaths reported	3	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	23.2%	8.2%

Mitsubishi Lancer by year

1 1 194 242 96 27 52 3 126 139 66 51 26 9 23 36 40 7

96 00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 161 14.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 151 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 132 11.6%

Airbags 117 10.3%

Suspension 78 6.8%

Electrical System 74 6.5%

Brakes 72 6.3%

Body & Structure 60 5.3%

Honda Ridgeline by year

296 195 159 39 50 44 30 55 36 2 438 198 295 232 150 156 172 88 123 11

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 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 422 15.2%

Engine & Cooling 361 13.0%

Airbags 350 12.6%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 289 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 227 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 212 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 173 6.2%

Body & Structure 165 6.0%