Selling a junk Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Any Montero Sport 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 Montero Sport
NHTSA has 452 owner complaints on file for the Mitsubishi Montero Sport, model years 1997 to 2009, the 403rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (60, 13%), engine and cooling (59, 13%), transmission and drivetrain (45, 10%). 77 complaints involved a crash, 13 a fire, and 1 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 103,000 miles. The 2000 model year has the most complaints (128). 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 Montero Sport by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37 | Engine and cooling | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118,000 |
| 1998 | 44 | Engine and cooling | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 48 | Equipment | 4 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 2000 | 128 | Brakes | 26 | 2 | 1 | 106,000 |
| 2001 | 80 | Brakes | 9 | 3 | 1 | 83,773 |
| 2002 | 63 | Air bags | 14 | 0 | 0 | 89,000 |
| 2003 | 43 | Transmission and drivetrain | 10 | 2 | 0 | 94,500 |
| 2004 | 6 | Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 3 | Air bags | 3 | 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 Montero Sport recalls
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for engine and cooling (1), brakes (1), transmission and drivetrain (1). 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.
- 2004 model year, equipment (campaign 04V095000, Feb 2004): ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHTS AS STATED ON THE TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL ARE IN ERROR.
- 1999 model year, brakes (campaign 01V027000, Feb 2001): VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES." THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH NONCOMPLIANT BRAKE VACUUM HOSES…
- 1997 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 00V311001, Oct 2000): VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINES; MONTERO SPORT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES; AND MONTERO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT …
- 1999 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 99V041000, Mar 1999): VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD BE VENTED ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF UNANTICIPATED HEAT GENERATION I…
What a Mitsubishi Montero Sport is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Montero Sport 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 Montero Sport 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 Montero Sport gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Mitsubishi Montero Sport 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 Montero Sport?
- 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 Montero Sport 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.