Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Owners filed 229 complaints across 13 model years of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The 2003 drew the most (98).
Which Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2011 | 11 | 3 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2010 | 28 | 5 | 1 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2008 | 36 | 4 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 24 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2005 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 98 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.