FaultScore

Mitsubishi Montero vs Tesla Model X

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 Tesla Model X
Complaints on file 989 2,399
Model years covered 1986–2006 2016–2026
Worst model year 2001 2016
Best model year 1993 2024
Crashes reported 83 353
Fires reported 18 23
Injuries reported 59 125
Deaths reported 8 5
Most complained-about part Brakes Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm 17% 21.1%

Mitsubishi Montero by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 240 24.3%
Engine & Cooling 170 17.2%
Suspension 70 7.1%
Steering 56 5.7%
Airbags 51 5.2%

Tesla Model X by year

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

What breaks