Mitsubishi Mirage
Owners filed 685 complaints across 23 model years of the Mitsubishi Mirage. The 1997 drew the most (74).
Model years23
Complaints685
Recalls47
Fires14
Deaths5
Which Mitsubishi Mirage years should you avoid?
Going by 685 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mitsubishi Mirage years to avoid are 2014 and 1994.
- 20145.0× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (1 fire, 14 crashes, 2 deaths).
- 19942.6× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (2 fires, 21 crashes, 3 deaths).
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 Mirage model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2017 | 15 | 2 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 39 | 2 | — | 9 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2014Avoid | 44 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 2001 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 57 | 6 | — | 14 | Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments | Routine | |
| 1998 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1996 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 36 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994Avoid | 60 | 1 | 2 | 21 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 73 | 3 | — | 2 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1992 | 15 | 1 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1991 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1990 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Seat Belts | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.