FaultScore

Mitsubishi Montero Sport vs Toyota Highlander Hybrid

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 Montero Sport Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Complaints on file 452 1,104
Model years covered 1997–2009 2005–2023
Worst model year 2000 2006
Best model year 1997 2023
Crashes reported 77 78
Fires reported 13 24
Injuries reported 55 17
Deaths reported 4 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 33% 10.9%

Mitsubishi Montero Sport by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 70 15.5%
Brakes 64 14.2%
Airbags 42 9.3%
Steering 32 7.1%
Suspension 28 6.2%

Toyota Highlander Hybrid by year

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

What breaks