Air Bags
Filed Feb 13, 2026OH
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2017 Mitsubishi Lancer
Routine
Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train
Filed May 2, 2024NY
Vehicle shudders and surges while driving almost rubber banding. Mechanic showing code for fluid pressure sensor. Call to local Mitsubishi dealer said transmission needs to be replaced and since we are 2nd owners the 100k mile powertrain warranty doesn’t apply. This vehicle has 81k miles and it’s already fried and Mitsubishi doesn’t care unless we buy a new one.
Power Train
Filed Jan 11, 2024FL
The transmission has a severe shudder and lack of power. The malfunction occurs frequently and most recently has occurred while making a left turn in an intersection when the vehicle suddenly stumbled in the middle of the intersection with oncoming traffic nearing. The problem has been confirmed by Mitsubishi with a TSB released regarding the affected vehicles TSB-22-23-001REV, however, they refuse to do anything since the vehicle is no longer under warranty. The check engine light appears when the issues occurs, code "P084a" along with the "Service Transmission" indicator on the instrument cluster.
Air BagsCrash
Filed Jun 15, 2023FL
I was in 2 auto accidents within the same vehicle within the last month and the airbags didn't deploy either time.
Air Bags
Filed Aug 31, 2021IA
Airbag light came on saying there is something wrong with my car. No recalls for this vehicle even though this is a huge safety concern and is by default a problem with how the manufacturer made the vehicle.
Structure › Body
Filed Apr 9, 2020GA
I FINALLY GOT HOME TO LOOK AT MY NEW CAR AND I WANT CAR THAT HAS NO SCRATCHES OR PAINT EVEN COMING OFF SLIGHTLY.... THIS A HARDLY THING YOU CAN SEE AND MY DEFROST, WHEN IS CUT ON, MAKES A CLICK/POP NOISE EARLY IN MORNING... I WANT A CAR ALSO WITH SPORT MODE A MITSUBISHI LANCER THANK YALL . *TR
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2003| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 — this page | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 98 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 199 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 148 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.