Worst years for a Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Owners have filed 452 complaints about the Mitsubishi Montero Sport with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2009. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport128 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.
Cleanest on record
1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport37 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 93,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | C | 43 | 10 | 2 | 65,300 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | D | 63 | 14 | 0 | 91,000 | Airbags |
| 2001 | D | 80 | 9 | 3 | 83,773 | Brakes |
| 2000 | F | 128 | 26 | 2 | 106,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 48 | 4 | 4 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 44 | 7 | 1 | 120,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 37 | 2 | 1 | 118,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2001
Worst in 1999
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Worst in 2002
Worst in 2001
Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Montero Sport
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Montero Sport, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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 Sport
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.