2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse — 2.4L

The 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse does not appear in the federal record provided, with data skipping directly from 2008 (71 complaints, 1 recall) to 2011 (1 complaint, 0 recalls), making a direct year-over-year comparison impossible for this specific model year. However, the 2008 record shows the Eclipse entering a notably quieter regulatory period following the 2006–2007 spike of 99 and 107 complaints respectively, suggesting this generation had already passed its peak of documented issues before 2009. For the target year itself, the top complaint areas reveal Service Brakes as the dominant concern at 26 reports, followed by Structure and Air Bags at 6 each, with 8 crash-related complaints and zero fire complaints on record. The trend across this generation shows a sharp escalation from 1995–2001 (peaking at 316 complaints in 2001), followed by a general decline through the mid-2000s, with the 2009 Eclipse falling at the tail end of that descending arc. The absence of 2009 from the federal dataset limits certainty, but the proximity to the low-complaint years of 2008 and 2011 suggests this model year benefits from the generation's improving record. The strong Service Brake focus in complaints warrants specific pre-purchase inspection of that system. Given the available data showing declining recall activity and complaint volumes entering this period, the 2009 Eclipse appears comparatively safer than earlier model years in this generation, though the missing federal data makes definitive risk assessment difficult.