MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI · model year

2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI

2 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2000MITSUBISHIMITSUBISHI carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2000 MITSUBISHI is service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor with 1 filings, followed by exterior lighting:turn signal:switch (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.

NHTSA currently has 13 investigation files overlapping the 2000 MITSUBISHI. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

2
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0
Crashes
0
Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

Total Complaints

2 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH1

Recent Complaints

20071103EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

TURN SIGNAL POPPED OFF/VEHICLE PAINT STARTING TO RUST) I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 10/05 HAD VEHICLE FOR TWO YARS. THE TURN SIGNAL POPPED OFF I SAW IT WAS A RECALL CALL DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED ME MY CAR BASED ON THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN I WAS PERSISTENT HE THEN SAID MY CAR'S TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED IN 2000. THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE UNTIL 2004. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO SEE RUST SPOTS ON MY BLACK CAR AS WELL. I FEEL I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AT THIS DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP ME. *TR

20050803SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

BRAKE ROTORS WARP, PULSATING UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS ON THIS SUV. *JB

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NHTSA Investigations

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI have?
The 2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI has 2 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI?
The most-complained component for the 2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH.
Is the 2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2000 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.