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2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

Gas Compact SUV

20262025202420232022202020192018
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
89 / 100
BSafety Signal · 89 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
19Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
27 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Eclipse Cross ES 2WD, is EPA-rated at 27 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 19 complaints, most often about electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Eclipse Cross ES 2WDGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo262927$2,300
Eclipse Cross 2WDGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo252826$2,400
Eclipse Cross ES 4WDGas4WD1.5L 4-cyl turbo252826$2,400
Eclipse Cross 4WDGas4WD1.5L 4-cyl turbo252625$2,500

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

high
58,916 vehicles

Problem: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system and 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross vehicles and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system and/or an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) system. The software for the Hydraulic Unit Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may be incorrect, possibly preventing the intervention of a safety system such as automatic emergency braking, Anti-lock Braking (ABS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), or the Brake Auto Hold (BAH) function when any of these systems are in use.

Risk: If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the Hydraulic Unit-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-008.

NHTSA campaign 18V621000 · reported Sep 14, 2018 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Electrical System

minor
9,166 vehicles

Problem: Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Outlander Sport, 2018-2019 Eclipse Cross, and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system that detects pedestrians. Due to incorrect software, the FCM-ECU (Electronic Control Unit) may apply braking for longer than needed, even after a pedestrian is no longer detected.

Risk: If the FCM-ECU software activates the brake for longer than necessary, the driver may react by applying additional braking. The resulting rapid deceleration of the vehicle can increase the risk of a rear-end collision.

Fix: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the FCM-ECU software with updated software, free of charge. The recall is began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-007.

NHTSA campaign 18V620000 · reported Sep 14, 2018 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Owner complaints

19 complaints filed

1 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 2 injuries, 1 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2018: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 2

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 8
  • Service Brakes — 5
  • Unknown Or Other — 4
  • Engine — 3
  • Air Bags — 2
“WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE BSW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK.”Feb 20, 2021 · Lane Departure · NHTSA owner report
“THE METAL PART WHERE THE DOOR CLOSE IS STICKING UP AND HIT MY FEET EVERY TIME I GET OUT MY CAR. AND IT'S NOT SAFE”Aug 25, 2020 · Structure · NHTSA owner report
“THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG EXPLODED ON MY LEFT SIDE, CUTTING MY LEFT ARM AND RENDERING ME DEAF IN BOTH EARS FROM THE IMPACT WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT REAR PANEL BY A MOTORCYCLE, KILLING THE RIDER. MY HEARING IS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND I HAVE SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURY. I WAS IN A MEDIAN BETWEEN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A…”Jun 6, 2020 · Air Bags · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Eclipse Cross model years

A

2026 Eclipse Cross

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2025 Eclipse Cross

0 recalls · 4 complaints

A

2024 Eclipse Cross

0 recalls · 7 complaints

A

2023 Eclipse Cross

0 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2022 Eclipse Cross

0 recalls · 6 complaints

A

2020 Eclipse Cross

0 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2019 Eclipse Cross

1 recalls · 13 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 39922, 39921, 39924, 39923). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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