2007 Mitsubishi Raider
Complaints about this year name needed far more often than the model's other years — 17% of them, about 43× the usual rate of 0.4%.
| Complaints filed | 70 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 16 |
| Involving a crash | 10 |
| Involving a fire | 2 |
| Recalls | 2 |
| EPA combined | 15 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- back — 11% of complaints, 29× usual
- what — 11% of complaints, 29× usual
- result — 11% of complaints, 29× usual
What owners wrote
PURCHASED USED VEHICLE AND FOUND WATER [VIN] ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WHEN AC IS USED. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. DEFECTIVE DRAIN HOSE PLACED WITH UPWARDS ANGLE AND THE DRAIN WATER SEEPS BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. NO WAY TO REACH HOSE AND NOT REACH…
THE FUEL CAP SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESOM VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 16V352000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 15V313000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Mitsubishi Raider was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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