Fatal crash profile · Model

Mitsubishi Eclipse

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 131
Fatal crashes: 131
Deaths inside: 100
Other deaths: 47

Between 2020 and 2024, 131 vehicles described as Mitsubishi Eclipse were involved in 131 fatal crashes in the United States. 100 people died inside these vehicles and 47 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	32
2021	24
2022	21
2023	32
2024	22

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Mitsubishi: 56%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	26	8
2021	16	12
2022	19	6
2023	24	13
2024	15	8

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.9 times the share for Mitsubishi: 18%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.7 times the share for Mitsubishi: 19%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

61%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 1.1 times the share for Mitsubishi: 54%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mitsubishi Eclipse	Mitsubishi	All vehicles
Driver speeding	34.4%	17.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	32.1%	18.8%	17.7%
At night	61.1%	54.1%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	86
Cloudy	23
Rain	12
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Blowing Snow	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted	53
Daylight	49
Dark - Lighted	23
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2
Dawn	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
California	14
Arizona	8
Indiana	7
Texas	7
North Carolina	6
Virginia	5
Tennessee	5
Illinois	5
Georgia	5
Pennsylvania	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year

2008 15 crashes
2007 27 crashes
2006 18 crashes
2003 20 crashes
2000 10 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 25, 2023	Jackson County, Michigan	BLACKMAN RD	1
Dec 10, 2023	Chico, Butte County, California	EAST AVE	1
Nov 15, 2023	Scioto County, Ohio	SR-104	1
Nov 13, 2023	Snyder County, Pennsylvania	SR-104 CENTERVILLE ST	1
Oct 18, 2023	Marshall County, Alabama	CR-WARRENTON RD	1
Oct 17, 2023	Covington County, Mississippi	SR-37	1
Oct 15, 2023	Vinton County, Ohio	SR-93	1
Oct 7, 2023	Olmsted County, Minnesota	CR-33 BROADWAY AVE	1
Oct 1, 2023	Smith County, Texas	SR-155/FRANKSTON HWY	1
Aug 28, 2023	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	SR-924 MAIN BLVD	1
Aug 24, 2023	Kent County, Michigan	18 MILE RD	3
Aug 2, 2023	Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona	ORACLE RD	2
Jul 6, 2023	Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois	US-136 BUCHANAN ST	1
Jun 30, 2023	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	W HAPPY VALLEY RD	1
Jun 24, 2023	Marion County, Florida	47TH AVE	1
Jun 3, 2023	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama	MU-JORDAN LANE	1
May 28, 2023	Middlebury, New Haven County, Connecticut	I-84	2
Apr 27, 2023	Walworth County, Wisconsin	TS-NATURE RD	1
Apr 24, 2023	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	I-680	1
Apr 23, 2023	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	US-322 CHESTER AV	1
Apr 10, 2023	Freestone County, Texas	US-84	2
Apr 1, 2023	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	SR-51	1
Mar 24, 2023	Siskiyou County, California	SISKIYOU BLVD	1
Mar 22, 2023	Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa	SR-31	1
Feb 23, 2023	Roland, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma	I-40 EXIT RAMP	1

Compare Mitsubishi Eclipse with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.