1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT
This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
This verdict reflects complaint volume compared to this model's typical year. Recalls and safety issues below apply regardless of the verdict — always check them.
- Complaints
- 56
- Recalls
- 1
- Investigations
- 1
- Top problem
- Power train
Campaigns on file for 1995
Opened by NHTSA
41% of complaints
Complaints per year
1995: 56 complaints
View as data table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 62 |
| 1992 | 115 |
| 1993 | 67 |
| 1994 | 73 |
| 1995 | 56 |
| 1996 | 25 |
| 1997 | 35 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
Known problem areas
Percentages can add to more than 100% — a complaint can name more than one system.
Power train
41% · 23 reportsMost commonly citing automatic transmission and manual transmission.
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Dt: the contact complained about transmission problems. The previous owner had the transmission rebuilt on October 4, 2003. Later, the transmission was again rebuilt.
NHTSA ODI report, 2005-12-01
Park, in automatic transmission failed.
NHTSA ODI report, 2000-08-22
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT. While driving approximately 80 MPH, the wheels on the vehicle seized.
NHTSA ODI report, 2018-01-04
Also filed under Wheels
Seat belts
21% · 12 reportsMost commonly citing retractor.
Service brakes
11% · 6 reportsMost commonly citing hydraulic.
Wheels
7% · 4 reportsMost commonly citing rim.
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Dt: the contact's vehicle crashed. The rear passenger wheel split in two places. The driver lost control and over corrected. The vehicle proceeded into a fence and was totaled. A police report was taken , and insurance report is on file.
NHTSA ODI report, 2005-11-30
Air bags
5% · 3 reportsMost commonly citing frontal.
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Consumer was driving on the main road at approximately 25 MPH when another driver ran a stop sign and hit consumer's vehicle on the passenger side, causing consumer's airbag to deploy on passenger's side only. Driver airbag did not deploy.
NHTSA ODI report, 1998-11-12
Failure on the driver and passenger side air bags, consumer was invovled in an accident and the driver and passenger side air bags did not deploy.
NHTSA ODI report, 1996-06-18
Safety timeline
1 recall · 1 investigation · oldest first
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2002-01-31Preliminary evaluationClosed 2002-06-03 Transfer case lockup
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2002-12-09Power train02V143001 On certain passenger vehicles, a condition exists that allows oil to leak from the all-wheel drive transfer case.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the transfer case for indications of oil leakage or damage. Vehicles that have oil leakage will have the transfer case resealed and re-fill the transfer case to the proper…
Buy-smart checklist
1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT — pre-purchase inspection
Inspect
- Power train: 23 reports on file for this year.
- Seat belts: 12 reports on file for this year.
- Service brakes: 6 reports on file for this year.
Verify these recalls were completed
- Recall 02V143001 · Power train
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- Is the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT reliable?
- Based on NHTSA complaint volume compared to this model's typical year, the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT is rated "typical".
- What are the most common problems with the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT?
- The most-reported component is power train, accounting for 41% of complaints on file.
- How many recalls does the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT have?
- 1 recall on file for this model year.
Data updated 2026-10-31 · Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA, not independently verified defects. Methodology.