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What 13 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (13)Crash / fire / injury (3)Airbags (4)Electrical system (4)Brakes (3)Steering (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Driver assistance (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Seat belts (1)

2 of 13 complaints match · Electrical system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 13, 2022SteeringElectrical systemAirbagsCrash1 injury

It appears the EclipseCross electrical system shut down while traveling in a rain storm causing a accident when engine shut down and steering was affected, this caused vehicle to lose control and hit concrete barrier. Air bags were deployed except for the driver side that took the impact, reason unknown. Vehicle was a total loss as judged by the insurance company. Driver was injured but sustained only minor injuries, but this situation did affect 2 other vehicles. Electrical "glitch" happened once before but was so minor as noted it shut off can came back on while driving it appeared to be a fluke incident.

NHTSA ODI 11493369

Nov 25, 2019Electrical systemLightsBrakesCrash1 injury

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON 11/12/19, PRESSES THE BRAKES IN PREPARATION TO MAKE A TURN. THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE , THE ABS , BRAKE ASSIST AND HILL ASSIST DID NOT WORK, WHICH RESULTED IN ME BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE . THE END RESULT WAS ME GETTING INTO A COLLISION CAUSING OVER $4000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE , WITH IT ONLY HAVING 865 MILES AT THE TIME . WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO DIDN'T WORK, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET .

NHTSA ODI 11282353

Working with the data? Download all 13 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross verdict →