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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse rust / corrosion reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse — roughly 8% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Rust / corrosion reports
8%
share of complaints
47,797 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Eclipse years

2003 Eclipse9
2000 Eclipse23
Eclipse rust / corrosion by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse report before drawing conclusions.