Worst years for a Mitsubishi Montero
Owners have filed 989 complaints about the Mitsubishi Montero with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2006. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Cleanest on record
1993 Mitsubishi Montero17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mitsubishi Montero 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2005 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 53 | 6 | 1 | 67,000 | Brakes |
| 2002 | D | 132 | 11 | 1 | 84,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 213 | 16 | 2 | 103,530 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 68 | 8 | 1 | 109,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 47 | 4 | 3 | 84,000 | Suspension |
| 1998 | D | 91 | 13 | 0 | 89,500 | Suspension |
| 1997 | C | 85 | 7 | 6 | 110,500 | Brakes |
| 1996 | A | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 106 | 8 | 0 | 143,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | C | 35 | 3 | 0 | 185,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 159,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 22 | 0 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1988 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Mitsubishi Montero
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1998
Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Montero
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Montero, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mitsubishi Montero 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 Montero
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.