Worst years for a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Owners have filed 285 complaints about the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2009. More of them are about the wheels than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder97 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly wheels.
Cleanest on record
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2008 | C | 19 | 6 | 0 | 56,500 | Brakes |
| 2007 | D | 27 | 7 | 0 | 52,000 | Brakes |
| 2005 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 2003 | C | 32 | 10 | 5 | 106,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | D | 29 | 6 | 1 | 56,500 | Wheels |
| 2001 | F | 97 | 6 | 2 | 43,000 | Wheels |
| 2000 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1999 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 65,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 58,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1997 | A | 23 | 0 | 0 | 101,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.