Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross GK/YA LS (2018-2021)
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Loosing brake vacuum overnight – Have 6month old ️ls eclipse cross & lt looses brake vacuum overnight resulting in hard brake pedal.Brakes are normal once you start engine.Does your EC do this.Plaese answer.Thanks
Superb car! – Purchased the LS Black Edition in April 2023 - I absolutely LOVE this car. It is my everyday car; beautiful to drive, very responsive, engine is absolutely superb - I can't find one fault. Fuel economy is also brilliant. This is my second Mitsubishi after owning an ASX for 6 years (also a fantastic car). Show details
enjoy limp mode and long time frames without your car with no loan car support either – I had my brand new Eclipse Cross for 19 days before it shuttered violently, went into limp mode and the engine light came on. Another 19 days later and I am only just able to collect it today after I view the report of what has been fixed (still not sure if it has been repaired) That is 19 days after it first went in for repairs. I had no loan car… Read more
offered to me for support in the interim while they investigated the issue and the email response I received from Mitsubishi was blunt just requesting a copy of my contract with no further communication from customer relations given to me at all. I didn't even receive a phone call from them to discuss the issue. Treated like a number and not a customer. Very disappointing.
Great car, no issues – Bought the 2022 LS fwd new 7 months ago, couldn't be happier and averaging 7.3 l per 100kms, shopped it against the Mazda CX 5 and Kia seltos but preferred the power and comfortable ride of the suspension Show details
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Traded my Toyota CHR for this! BIG MISTAKE‼️(Comparison) – UPDATED & EDITED‼️ I got the 2017 LS model, I swapped it for my 2017 Toyota CHR (WHICH I REGRETTED). The CHR had great body styling but the Eclipse had a nice body shape too & is bigger but doesn’t feel bigger to drive you’re just up higher it feels more like an SUV unlike the so called cross SUV CHR which felt more like driving a normal car. Much… Read more
easier to get in & out of too. Great mid size SUV with plenty of room! Plenty of headspace too, I’m 172cm tall & with the seat as high as it will go I still have about 15cm of space! The Eclipse has a 5 star safety rating (I don’t know how because it’s just been banned from Australian import now for NOT MEETING AUSTRALIAN SAFETY STANDARDS REGARDING THE AEB SYSTEM in March of 2025) it does however have most of all the other latest safety features you could want in a car - bar a few (I won’t go into detail here but most of the things to keep you extra safe on the road, just look them up) except it doesn’t have blind spot monitoring but the side windows & side mirrors are huge & with proper head checks it’s unnecessary. Of course it has cruise control but unlike the CHR the Eclipse doesn’t have the radar distance Adaptive Cruise Control keeping you at a set distance from the car in front of you, but if you don’t tailgate this is not a problem you just brake & press SET & the speed you had before stays the same & you can click up & down at 1.6 kms or 5-10km at a time to increase or decrease speed or just accelerate or brake & press SET again. I love the Speed Limiter too for around town you just get to the speed limit & press SET & then no matter how much you accelerate you don’t go over the speed limit it stays on while accelerating & braking you can turn it off or to change speed limits & SET again or click up & down until you get to the correct speed when speed zones change - NO SPEEDING TICKETS WITH THIS feature, the CHR didn’t have this. The seats are very comfortable & can easily fit 3 good sized adults in the back & the back seats even move back & forth for extra leg room for your back passengers, it also has an arm rest in the middle with extra cup holders. The Chr is small in the back - but I’m single - my kids all have their own cars now. It’s a bit sluggish on take off in ECO Mode but in Normal it has very quick acceleration you can put the ECO mode on & off at anytime whilst driving. It also has Normal & Sports modes, with plenty of power for a 4 cylinder 1.5L Turbo. The back window is split into two parts the top part is as big as the entire back window in the CHR the Eclipse has an extra smaller window at the bottom because the middle strip has a big extra brake light across it but it doesn’t interfere with your view. It also has Apple Car Play but not wireless, the good thing is if you like loud music (& it has 6 speakers!!) when you’re using maps navigation the voice directions are loud & the music fades out then goes up again after Maps speaks the directions. In the base model CHR you couldn’t hear the directions when you had music playing & the CHR only had bluetooth no Apple Car Play!!!The most amazing thing it is a 1.5 litre Turbo & you can use ethanol or 91, the CHR 1.2 litre Turbo has to have Premium fuel & with the price of petrol these days! Unlike the CHR’s 50 L tank it has a 63 litre fuel tank & does about 800kms a tank full about 7.5L/100km unlike the CHR which gave me around 600km 6.5L/100km! The boot is bigger too & even more room when you fold the 60/40 split seats down. I don’t regret trading my CHR for this one - size wise & mechanically for 3.5 years I owned it I only had to get a new battery & get the air-con fixed - it was reliable for the 3.5 years I owned it. Great value for money too! - I think it’s an 7/10 overall whereas I give the CHR a 9/10! Here’s some pics & you can see the size difference between the Eclipse & a parked (Teal) CHR. It has paddle gears on the steering wheel too if you want to use that mode of driving I think it’s unnecessary or I would have bought a Manual! Initially I was happier with my choice to trade….BUT I REALLY MISSED MY (Red) CHR So a year ago I sold the Eclipse & got an upgraded KOBA (Silver) Chr - so glad I did, the extra features are great‼️ & NOW THE ECLIPSE CROSS IS BANNED FROM IMPORT TO AUSTRALIA DUE TO NOT MEETING THE AUSTRALIAN SAFETY STANDARDS WITH IT’S AEB SYSTEM - along with a long list of other cars which all now need to cease production or upgrade their safety Autonomous Emergency Braking systems. So I’m glad I sold it. Comparing the two I’m much happier with the Chr than the Eclipse, all 3 models were 2017’s. Now I can finally afford a brand new car, but unfortunately, the new CHR’s Are just way too expensive and I don’t like the new shape so I have chosen the NISSAN QASHQAI AFTER MANY MANY MONTHS OF RESEARCHING REVIEWS AND READING PROFESSIONAL MECHANICAL REVIEWS ALONG WITH PERSONAL OWNER REVIEWS AS WELL AS PRICE WITH A $5000 CASHBACK OFFER LAST MONTH & $3000 OFF BEING A DEMO MODEL WITH ONLY 20 KM ON THE CLOCK I COULD NOT PASS IT UP. NISSAN has proved its reliability to me and I’m getting a very popular make of Car so I’m very happy with my choice. I took it on a 150 km test drive over many different types of roads & it was absolutely beautiful to drive so I can’t wait to pick it up. The Eclipse Cross is being discontinued in Australia. DON’T BUY ONE IF YOU WANT GOOD AUTO SAFETY BRAKES & CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL & BLINDSPOT MONITORING‼️ Apart from that I’d have to admit it was a pretty good car & there’s still plenty of cars on the roads without those features - but if safety is a priority try & go for a new more upgraded car.
! EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE! – Perfect for long drive as well as local Good mileage with 1.5 turbo engine Stunning Great family SUV Much better shape, bigger boot more leg room Amazing car worth it Show details
Awesome vehicle. Don't believe the journo's – Wow what more can I say my partner and I were on the hunt for a new compact SUV. After looking at every available option. We settled on the eclipse cross and it's been the best decision yet. It's,stylish, compact ,quiet, comfortable and surpriseingly peppy. From top to bottom this car has exceeded our expectations. The turbo charged 1.5 ltre… Read more · 2
engine is a joy to drive with amazing pick up and smoothness. And yes it is a tad noisey if pushed but enjoyable. Visability is great and the room for this compact SUV is surprising. Overall this is one of the best SUV's it the segment.dont listen to the Media's views on this car they are wrong. Take one for a test drive and you will be surprised.
Extremely poor rear vision – Sorry, I am not sure what model to write about as it was a hire car. The car itself is just ok but the rear vision is atrocious. When you use the rear view mirror you also see the front headrests. The split rear window has a heavy bar about a third of the way up, the bar also thickens further at each end so reduces rear vision even further. If… Read more
that is not bad enough, the rear pillars are huge. I had a minor accident while reversing from supermarket car park, I looked rear, left and right as best I could, the headrests block most of the view, then had to rely on the reversing camera, by then a car came around the corner an we had a minor crash. I found my car tended to wander at highway speeds, ride and comfort were fine. I have a VW Tiguan, in my opinion, no comparison, VW every time!
Love that car – My wife and I are soon to retire and were looking for a smallish suv for a second car to replace our 2002 astra we have had since New- the replacement needed to be used daily around town and trips to family interstate on weekends so our second car, a large 4wd can just be used for rambling around Australia once retired – the big box to tick was… Read more
ease of entry/Exit as we age as both tall. Reliability as we intend to keep our cars for 10 plus years – after sitting in dozens of cars it came down to vitara and eclipse – eclipse won just due to entry & exit /Safety features/engine zippyness and 7 yr warranty . we have had it since Feb 2019 -Well pleased , tows tinnie and trailer with ease if needed, great fuel consumption in my view, comfortable. Cvt transmission takes a little time to get used to and I will say though, it Can be a little bouncy on dodgy roads due to short wheelbase but other than that great city car that can take you on interstate travel with comfort and ease if needed. Its been 6 years. Still going well and absolutely no issues.
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