2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross problems and recalls

Owners have filed 13 complaints on the 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Electrical System (4 complaints).

13
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
85.8
Severity index

Severity index 85.8 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 85.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%SteeringSteering: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%HydraulicHydraulic: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM430.8%
AIR BAGS430.8%
POWER TRAIN323.1%
STEERING323.1%
SERVICE BRAKES323.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER215.4%
HYDRAULIC17.7%
ENGINE17.7%

Complaints filed per year

0122019: 22020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 22024: 12025: 22026: 1 (partial year)19220212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20192
20202
20211
20222
20232
20241
20252
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (5 against 5).

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,

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.