Mitsubishi 3000gt Reliability

535 NHTSA complaints (1991–2002). Complaint rate: 2465.4 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
5866.4
Complaints
535
Crash Rate
4.9%
Fire Rate
0.4%
Injuries
65
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 1992 Mitsubishi 3000gt. The 1998–1999 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR.

Avoid These Years

1992
~135/yr complaints · 3 crashes

Average

1991
~75/yr complaints
1993–1995
~74/yr complaints
1997
~42/yr complaints

Better Years

1998–1999
~16/yr complaints
1996
~26/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Mitsubishi 3000gt — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1992 (135)
03978116155199119921993199419951996199719981999

Common Mitsubishi 3000gt Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR980.0%
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION770.0%
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)543.7%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION484.2%
SEAT BELTS320.0%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT280.0%
WHEELS128.3%
WHEELS:RIM110.0%
POWER TRAIN110.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL837.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1991756View
1992AVOID13532View
1993772View
1994845View
1995626View
1996GOOD261View
1997422View
1998GOOD190View
1999GOOD131View

See also: Mitsubishi 3000gtaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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