2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross include 1 fatality report, 1 crashes and 1 fires across 19 filings.

19
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
106.7
Severity index

Severity index 106.7 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 106.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (42.1%)8 42%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (26.3%)5 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (21.1%)4 21%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (15.8%)3 16%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (10.5%)2 11%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM842.1%
SERVICE BRAKES526.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER421.1%
ENGINE315.8%
POWER TRAIN210.5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE210.5%
STEERING210.5%
AIR BAGS210.5%

Complaints filed per year

0362018: 22019: 32020: 62021: 32022: 22024: 12025: 2181920621222425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20182
20193
20206
20213
20222
20241
20252
Filings in 2022 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2019 to 2021 (5 against 12).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V62000014/09/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREMitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Outlander Sport, 2018-2019 Eclipse Cross, and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system that detects pedestrians. Due to incorrect software,
18V62100014/09/2018FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROLMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system and 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross vehicles and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with an Ada

Other Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 2 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.