FaultScore

Worst years for a Mitsubishi 3000GT

Owners have filed 535 complaints about the Mitsubishi 3000GT with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2002. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT

84 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly seat belts.

Cleanest on record

1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT

19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mitsubishi 3000GT year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 1 0 0 Suspension
2001 1 0 0 Steering
1999 B 13 1 0 Seat Belts
1998 A 19 0 0 63,415 Brakes
1997 B 42 2 0 90,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1996 B 26 1 0 70,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 C 62 6 0 85,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 D 84 5 0 80,000 Seat Belts
1993 C 77 2 0 103,989 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 135 3 2 97,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 75 6 0 77,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Mitsubishi 3000GT

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1992

Seat Belts 140 26.2%

Worst in 1994

Brakes 29 5.4%

Worst in 1995

Wheels 25 4.7%

Worst in 1997

Engine & Cooling 18 3.4%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.6%

Worst in 1994

Suspension 11 2.1%

Worst in 1992

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.1%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 8 1.5%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 6 1.1%

Worst in 1992

Steering 5 0.9%

Worst in 1994

Equipment & Accessories 5 0.9%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 4 0.7%

Worst in 1995

Tires 4 0.7%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi 3000GT

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Retractor 98 28.7%
Manual Transmission 77 22.5%
Transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive) 54 15.8%
Automatic Transmission 48 14.0%
Column Shift 28 8.2%
RIM 11 3.2%
Cooling Unit AND Lines 7 2.0%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 7 2.0%
Front 6 1.8%
Differential Unit 6 1.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mitsubishi 3000GT, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 33 May 2018

Mitsubishi 3000GT problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Mitsubishi 3000GT

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.