FaultScore

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 Sport

128 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport

37 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.

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
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.

Engine & Cooling 70 15.5%

Worst in 1997

Brakes 64 14.2%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2000

Airbags 42 9.3%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2001

Steering 32 7.1%

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2000

Suspension 28 6.2%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 18 4.0%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 16 3.5%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 3.1%

Worst in 2000

Seat Belts 12 2.7%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.4%

Worst in 2002

Lights 10 2.2%

Worst in 2001

Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Montero Sport

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

Engine 24 17.1%
Frontal 24 17.1%
Automatic Transmission 23 16.4%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 15 10.7%
Body 12 8.6%
AIR Conditioner 9 6.4%
Rotor 9 6.4%
Front 9 6.4%
Horn 8 5.7%
Gasoline 7 5.0%

Complaints filed over time

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

Nov 1999 peak 21 Aug 2024

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.