FaultScore

Worst years for a Mitsubishi Endeavor

Owners have filed 381 complaints about the Mitsubishi Endeavor with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2011. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor

230 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2008 Mitsubishi Endeavor

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mitsubishi Endeavor 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
2011 C 12 3 0 40,000 Airbags
2010 C 16 1 0 81,311 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 B 17 4 0 127,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 C 26 4 0 70,615 Other & Unspecified
2006 C 25 3 1 125,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 D 55 9 2 97,000 Body & Structure
2004 D 230 19 3 77,511 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Mitsubishi Endeavor

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

Body & Structure 81 21.3%

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Airbags 24 6.3%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 24 6.3%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 6.3%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 17 4.5%

Worst in 2004

Seat Belts 10 2.6%

Worst in 2004

Suspension 9 2.4%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Steering 5 1.3%

Worst in 2004

Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Endeavor

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

Body 29 35.4%
AIR Conditioner 13 15.9%
Cooling System 9 11.0%
Automatic Transmission 9 11.0%
Radiator Assembly 5 6.1%
Fan/Motor 4 4.9%
Frontal 4 4.9%
Filler Pipe AND CAP 3 3.7%
Driveline 3 3.7%
Glass, Side/Rear 3 3.7%

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 2003 peak 8 Aug 2026

Compare the Mitsubishi Endeavor

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