1995 MITSUBISHI GALANT — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 207 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: SUSPENSION (59 complaints · 28.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 32
  • Fires 5
  • Injuries 25
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SUSPENSION appears in 59 of 207 owner complaints (28.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. SUSPENSION: 59 complaints, 28.5% of reports SUSPENSION 59 · 28.5% AIR BAGS: 25 complaints, 12.1% of reports AIR BAGS 25 · 12.1% · 23 crash reports 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 25 complaints, 12.1% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 25 · 12.1% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 21 complaints, 10.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 21 · 10.1% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 14 complaints, 6.8% of reports ENGINE 14 · 6.8% · 1 fire reports STEERING: 9 complaints, 4.4% of reports STEERING 9 · 4.4% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 9 complaints, 4.4% of reports VISIBILITY 9 · 4.4% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 3.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 3.9% · 2 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 7 complaints, 3.4% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 · 3.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 183 complaints, 88.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 183 · 88.4% · 30 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SUSPENSION 59 28.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 25 12.1% 23 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 25 12.1% 3 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 21 10.1% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 14 6.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STEERING 9 4.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 9 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 3.9% 0 crashes · 2 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 183 88.4% 30 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995. 1995-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 1995-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1995-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 1996-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1996-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 1996-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 1996-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1997-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q3: 22 owner reports 22 1999-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2000-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2000-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2001-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Jul 2014 Investigation RQ00015 ● Investigation RQ00015
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 7
1995-Q2 Owner reports 4
1995-Q3 Owner reports 7
1995-Q4 Owner reports 8
1996-Q1 Owner reports 5
1996-Q2 Owner reports 9
1996-Q3 Owner reports 9
1996-Q4 Owner reports 5
1997-Q1 Owner reports 3
1997-Q2 Owner reports 3
1997-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 3
1998-Q3 Owner reports 5
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 4
1999-Q3 Owner reports 22
1999-Q4 Owner reports 6
2000-Q1 Owner reports 8
2000-Q2 Owner reports 4
2000-Q3 Owner reports 15
2000-Q4 Owner reports 9
2001-Q1 Owner reports 8
2001-Q2 Owner reports 11
2001-Q3 Owner reports 6
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 6
2002-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 4
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 RQ00015
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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