Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Reliability by Year
Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
98 NHTSA complaints (2018–2025).Complaint rate: 796.8 per 1,000 vehicles.
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Should I buy a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross?
Quick answer from 98 NHTSA complaints · 2018–2025
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross shows elevated crash or fire rates — buy with caution. 20.4% of reported complaints involved a crash — above the ~4% mainstream average. Most complaints relate to electrical faults. Inspect carefully or consider a different model in the same class.
- 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross· 6 complaints
- 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross· 7 complaints
- 2023 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross· 8 complaints
- 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross· 36 complaints
Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- electrical faults — 17 complaints (17.6% involved a crash)
- airbags — 10 complaints (60.0% involved a crash)
- engine problems — 9 complaints (11.1% involved a crash)
- brakes — 9 complaints (22.2% involved a crash)
- steering defects — 7 complaints (28.6% involved a crash)
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.
Bottom line: The 2018–2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross had a notable spike in NHTSA complaints. Other years had typical complaint volumes. Most common issue across all years: Electrical System.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
No years stand out as significantly better.
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.
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| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Faults | 17 | 17.6% |
| Airbags | 10 | 60.0% |
| Engine Problems | 9 | 11.1% |
| Brakes | 9 | 22.2% |
| Steering Defects | 7 | 28.6% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 4 | 25.0% |
| Transmission / Drivetrain | 4 | 0.0% |
| Fuel System | 3 | 0.0% |
| Headlight/Taillight Failures | 3 | 66.7% |
| Body Structure | 3 | 33.3% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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Data Sources & Methodology
Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (98 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.
Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.
Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.
Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).
See also: Mitsubishi Eclipse Crossaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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