Mitsubishi Outlander

Which Mitsubishi Outlander years should you avoid?

Going by 1,327 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mitsubishi Outlander years to avoid are 2022, 2016, 2007 and 2003.

• 2022218 complaints, 4.2× a typical Outlander year, most often about the body and frame.
• 2016145 complaints, 2.8× a typical Outlander year, most often about the transmission.
• 2007125 complaints, 2.4× a typical Outlander year, most often about the suspension.
• 2003116 complaints, 2.2× a typical Outlander year, most often about the suspension.

Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2013 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.

Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

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 →