Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

Owners filed 12 complaints across 6 model years of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. The 2004 drew the most (8); the 2010 the fewest (1).

Model years6

Complaints12

Recalls12

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2013	3	0	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine
2012	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2011	0	3	—	—	—	Routine
2010	1	6	—	—	Structure › Body	Routine
2009	0	2	—	—	—	Routine
2004	8	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine

Which Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.