Worst years for a Mitsubishi Galant
Owners have filed 2,429 complaints about the Mitsubishi Galant with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2012. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Cleanest on record
1998 Mitsubishi Galant69 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mitsubishi Galant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 47,000 | Wheels |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 34,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 12 | 3 | 0 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 23 | 3 | 0 | 47,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | C | 31 | 6 | 0 | 92,350 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 37 | 5 | 2 | 45,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 34 | 1 | 1 | 27,000 | Brakes |
| 2004 | B | 68 | 5 | 0 | 80,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | D | 167 | 23 | 4 | 62,750 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2002 | D | 175 | 25 | 11 | 64,947 | Brakes |
| 2001 | F | 211 | 49 | 19 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 183 | 17 | 30 | 82,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | F | 296 | 39 | 20 | 81,208 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 69 | 3 | 0 | 100,705 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 110 | 12 | 1 | 78,500 | Suspension |
| 1996 | D | 200 | 37 | 5 | 96,498 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | D | 296 | 48 | 6 | 150,000 | Suspension |
| 1994 | F | 284 | 46 | 6 | 121,000 | Suspension |
| 1993 | B | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 43 | 1 | 2 | 113,049 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 78 | 1 | 1 | 105,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 32 | 0 | 6 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1989 | — | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Mitsubishi Galant
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Galant
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Galant, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mitsubishi Galant 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 Galant
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.