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Mitsubishi Montero SportYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 348 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, the Mitsubishi Montero Sport years to avoid are 2000, and the strongest years are 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2003. The Montero Sport has 4 safety recalls on record.

Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Years to avoid'00Use caution: 2001, 2002Best years'97 '98 '99 '03Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints348Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls41997–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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 Montero Sport median. Tap a year for its full report.

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall2003Solid50/10031 complaints · 0 recalls2002Caution35/10054 complaints · 0 recalls2001Caution36/10063 complaints · 1 recall2000Avoid26/10097 complaints · 1 recall1999Solid50/10033 complaints · 3 recalls1998Solid51/10035 complaints · 1 recall1997Solid60/10029 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mitsubishi Montero Sport problems

All model years combined: 348 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
Engine and engine cooling594
Service brakes, hydraulic479
Power train425
Air bags4136
Electrical system362
Steering312
Suspension282
Structure282
Equipment141
15 other systems10026
4 recalls

Mitsubishi Montero Sport recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Other: labels04V-095 · 2004 · Feb 20, 2004 · 491 vehicles–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings01V-027 · 1999–2001 · Feb 5, 2001 · 19,000 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling: engine00V-311 · 1997–1999 · Oct 2, 2000 · 210,000 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission99V-041 · 1999 · Mar 4, 1999 · 10,000 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Montero Sport

  1. BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILURERQ06007 · 2002 · closed Oct 12, 2006
    No recall