Mitsubishi Diamante - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Mitsubishi Diamante owners have reported a total of 500 problems for their cars built in the 8 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Mitsubishi Diamante. The 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante cars have the most problems reported (156 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Mitsubishi Diamante

🔍 Common problems of Mitsubishi Diamante

The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Mitsubishi Diamante cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's visibility (219 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (85 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Mitsubishi Diamante

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Visibility
219
  Engine And Engine Cooling
85
  Service Brakes
39
  Power Train
36
  Electrical System
16
  Gasoline Fuel System
15
  Tire
15
  Suspension
12
  Vehicle Speed Control
10
  Structure
10
   
  Air Bag
5
  Seat Belt
5
  Steering
5
  Wheel
4
  Unknown Or Other
4
  Equipment
4
  Latches/locks/linkage
4
  Parking Brake
3
  Seats
2
  Air Brake
2
  Electronic Stability Control
1
  Traction Control System
1
  Other Fuel System
1
  Exterior Lighting
1
  Child Seat
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Mitsubishi Diamante of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Diamante model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Mitsubishi Diamante model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Diamante Model Years

Diamante
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2004 34,18519    
0.04
  2003 749,98620    
0.37
  2002 15619,83921    
0.37
  2001 9213,66722    
0.31
  2000 638,65723    
0.32

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Mitsubishi Diamante is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2003 Diamante
2
  2002 Diamante
4
  2001 Diamante
7
  2000 Diamante
15
  1999 Diamante
1
  1998 Diamante
1
  1997 Diamante
4


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