This is a rather informative opinion piece from Autoindustriya:

http://www.autoindustriya.com/editor...e-machine.html

Of the 2.189 million automobile crashes in the United States, 94% are caused by driver error, 2% are caused by the environment (i.e. ice, fog, snow, etc.), 2% are inclonclusive, while 2% are vehicle-failure related. As the data states, 2.046 million out of the 2.189 million crashes in the U.S. are attributed driver error and were further subclassified as 41% recognition (lack of attention, distracted driving, etc.), 33% decision (overspeeding, illegal maneuvers, etc.), 11% performance error (poor directional control, etc.), 7% non-performance error (falling asleep, etc.), and 8% other causes.

Many may find Mitsubishi's conclusions difficult to accept, and that's a given; it's the automotive equivalent of asking a parent what they think is wrong with their child. People will always suspect the findings by any manufacturer unless it's an admission of guilt, and that's precisely the reason why there must be a fully competent and credible independent body of engineers that cannot be influenced by any other entity, media included.
While you can't say that data from the US market will be perfectly identical to what we have locally, I don't see any reasons why the trend will be drastically different. Fact of the matter is - almost all the time, it's driver error.

It's quite ironic that those people who bash Mitsubishi, saying that "of course they won't admit it's their fault", don't seem to recognize that the same mentality applies to the Montero drivers who experienced SUA - of course they won't admit it's their fault either. It's their word vs. Mitsubishi's, and Mitsubishi has done its part in sending its best engineers to rigorously test their vehicles, not just once but several times. Meanwhile, the SUA camp has presented nothing but anecdotal evidence which are prone to bias (either the driver's recollection is muddy considering the stressful event, or the driver deliberately muddles with the truth to be able to shift the blame to anyone else but himself).