Vehicle report

2004 MITSUBISHI LANCER

Reported problems

80 complaints · median 60000 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS19
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM10
VISIBILITY7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5
SUSPENSION4
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT4
EQUIPMENT3
POWER TRAIN3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
STRUCTURE2
VISIBILITY/WIPER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
STEERING1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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