Where each one leads
Mazda RX-7
- Against cars of the same year, the Mazda RX-7 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 45% less often than average) than the Mitsubishi Eclipse (fails 2% more often than average).
Mitsubishi Eclipse
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse uses 10.1 l/100 km, the 1995 Mazda RX-7 13.4.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Mazda RX-7 | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1987–1998 | 1986–2022 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 8,769 (2011–2021) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 434 | 11,822 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 391 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Mazda RX-7 | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 87% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +3% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | −45% | +2% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 10.3% | — |
| US owner complaints | 153 | 2,135 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 1993 (82) | 2000 (308) |
| US recall campaigns | 4 | 30 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 123 | 1,270 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | 39 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mazda RX-7 | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.4 l/100 km (1995) | 10.1 l/100 km (2012) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 114 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 96 kW (129 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,751 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).