Selling a junk Mitsubishi Eclipse
Any Eclipse sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Mitsubishi Eclipse
NHTSA has 2,486 owner complaints on file for the Mitsubishi Eclipse, model years 1995 to 2012, the 170th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (398, 16%), wheels (273, 11%), transmission and drivetrain (233, 9%). 301 complaints involved a crash, 77 a fire, and 46 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 72,500 miles. The 1995 model year has the most complaints (440). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 440 | Engine and cooling | 64 | 13 | 12 | 120,000 |
| 1996 | 220 | Brakes | 31 | 5 | 11 | 84,600 |
| 1997 | 185 | Engine and cooling | 30 | 7 | 12 | 103,000 |
| 1998 | 174 | Transmission and drivetrain | 23 | 6 | 13 | 81,000 |
| 1999 | 150 | Transmission and drivetrain | 10 | 3 | 11 | 72,000 |
| 2000 | 380 | Wheels | 18 | 13 | 10 | 75,946 |
| 2001 | 287 | Wheels | 33 | 10 | 10 | 52,245 |
| 2002 | 84 | Wheels | 6 | 4 | 4 | 51,000 |
| 2003 | 158 | Body and structure | 18 | 8 | 5 | 41,500 |
| 2004 | 20 | Body and structure | 9 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | Latches and locks | 0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 118 | Brakes | 14 | 0 | 4 | 73,750 |
| 2007 | 122 | Brakes | 21 | 1 | 4 | 79,540 |
| 2008 | 83 | Brakes | 13 | 0 | 1 | 73,823 |
| 2009 | 44 | Brakes | 10 | 0 | 1 | 67,035 |
| 2010 | 1 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 11 | Air bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Mitsubishi Eclipse recalls
NHTSA lists 35 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for lights (9), fuel system (7), brakes (4). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2000 model year, air bags (campaign 15V338000, Jun 2015): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, t…
- 2006 model year, brakes (campaign 15V337000, Jun 2015): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 20, 2005, to February 13, 2009, and 2007-2009 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured December 23, 2…
- 1995 model year, lights (campaign 09E025000, May 2009): DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMEN…
- 1995 model year, lights (campaign 09E012000, Apr 2009): SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMEN…
- 2005 model year, fuel system (campaign 08V454000, Sep 2008): MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 45,988 MY 2005-2007 ENDEAVOR, GALANT, ECLIPSE COUPE, AND MY 2007 ECLIPSE SPYDER VEHICLES. THE BRACKET THAT IS THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE LEFT REAR FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPER…
What a Mitsubishi Eclipse is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Eclipse on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Mitsubishi Eclipse worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Eclipse gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Mitsubishi Eclipse that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Mitsubishi Eclipse?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Mitsubishi Eclipse numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.