MYRModel Year Report

Mitsubishi Montero Sport — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2000 · Best bets: 2003, 1999, 1998

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Mitsubishi Montero Sport Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2009 highlighted. 1997: 29 complaints 1997 1998: 35 complaints 1999: 33 complaints 1999 2000: 97 complaints 2001: 63 complaints 2001 2002: 54 complaints 2003: 31 complaints 2003 2004: 5 complaints 2009: 1 complaints 2009
2009: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
199729
199835
199933
200097
200163
200254
200331
20045
20091

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2009 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Recommended 31 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Caution 54 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 63 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Avoid 97 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1999 Recommended 33 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1998 Recommended 35 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1997 Not enough data 29 Only 29 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.