Mitsubishi Galant Reliability
2,429 NHTSA complaints (1986–2012). Complaint rate: 4456.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1994–2004 Mitsubishi Galant (304 crash-related complaints). The 2010–2012 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL.
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Mitsubishi Galant Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 141 | 92.9% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 122 | 4.1% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 99 | 1.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 95 | 10.5% |
| AIR BAGS | 85 | 58.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 85 | 14.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 74 | 1.4% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 72 | 5.6% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 65 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 62 | 4.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986GOOD | — | 6 | 1 | — | View 1986View→ |
| 1987GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 1987View→ |
| 1988GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 1988View→ |
| 1989GOOD | — | 20 | 3 | 1 | View 1989View→ |
| 1990 | — | 32 | 0 | 6 | View 1990View→ |
| 1991AVOID | — | 78 | 1 | 1 | View 1991View→ |
| 1992 | — | 43 | 1 | 2 | View 1992View→ |
| 1993GOOD | — | 11 | 1 | — | View 1993View→ |
| 1994AVOID | — | 284 | 46 | 6 | View 1994View→ |
| 1995AVOID | — | 296 | 48 | 6 | View 1995View→ |
| 1996AVOID | — | 200 | 37 | 5 | View 1996View→ |
| 1997AVOID | — | 110 | 12 | 1 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998AVOID | — | 69 | 3 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 296 | 39 | 20 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 183 | 17 | 30 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 211 | 49 | 19 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 175 | 25 | 11 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 167 | 23 | 4 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 68 | 5 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 34 | 1 | 1 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 37 | 5 | 2 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 31 | 6 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 23 | 3 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 12 | 3 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 7 | 4 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 11 | 1 | — | View 2012View→ |
See also: Mitsubishi Galantaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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