By year
Owner complaints about Mitsubishi vehicles peaked at 157 in 2022
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Mitsubishi
The complete NHTSA record for Mitsubishi vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Mitsubishi recalls are filed by Mitsubishi.
Owner complaints in the last five years7421,300 on file in all, across 10 models
Recall campaigns3510 in five years
Severity index11.6Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations31,153 service bulletins
Components
Powertrain draws the most owner complaints about Mitsubishi vehicles, 16% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Outlander has the most complaints of any Mitsubishi model
Every Mitsubishi model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlander | 2015 to 2027 | 673 | 10.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Outlander Sport | 2015 to 2027 | 349 | 6.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Mirage | 2015 to 2024 | 78 | 25.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Eclipse Cross | 2018 to 2027 | 60 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lancer | 2015 to 2017 | 59 | 13.6 | 3 | 3 |
| Mirage G4 | 2017 to 2024 | 54 | 24.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Outlander PHEV | 2018 to 2027 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Lancer Evolution | 2015 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| I-Miev | 2015 to 2017 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 |
| Lancer Ralliart | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Mitsubishi product
- 26V-549 Aug 25, 2026
Due to improper software programming, the Alliance In-Vehicle Infotainment (A-IVI) system may fail to display the rearview camera image when the…
Back-over prevention · 67k vehicles - 26V-252 Apr 20, 2026
Liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly
Structure · 108k vehicles - 25V-507 Aug 7, 2025
Liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly
Structure · 122k vehicles - 25V-369 Jun 2, 2025
Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the rearview camera image may freeze, or not appear on the display
Back-over prevention · 199k vehicles - 23V-345 Jun 6, 2023
Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the backup camera rearview image may not appear on the display
Back-over prevention · 90k vehicles - 22V-563 Aug 2, 2022
Software error in the transmission control unit (CVT-ECU) may incorrectly reduce the transmission gear ratio at high speeds, which can result in…
Powertrain · 77k vehicles - 22V-470 Jul 8, 2022
Rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software error
Back-over prevention · 56k vehicles - 22V-335 May 13, 2022
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) in the right front, second-row right, and second-row left seat belt assemblies may deactivate before the seat…
Seat belts · 2,865 vehicles - 22V-027 Jan 24, 2022
Commutator and wires inside the fuel pump may be fused incorrectly, potentially causing the fuel pump to fail
Fuel system · 17k vehicles - 21V-821 Oct 18, 2021
Software programming error with a welding robot may have caused the vehicle's center pillar to be welded incorrectly
Structure · 1 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.