Mitsubishi EndeavorYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 296 owner complaints and 12 safety recalls on record for the Mitsubishi Endeavor.

Mitsubishi Endeavor

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Mitsubishi Endeavor years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Endeavor median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11
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Complaints by system

Most common Mitsubishi Endeavor problems

All model years combined: 296 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure813
Electrical system306
Power train286
Engine and engine cooling283
Fuel/propulsion system261
Air bags2418
Visibility180
Equipment160
Fuel system, gasoline150
21 other systems8614
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Endeavor

  1. GASOLINE LEAKSPE09056 · 2004 · closed Mar 12, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-065
  2. IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEMPE08006 · 2004–2008 · closed Apr 14, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-139