Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Owners filed 478 complaints across 16 model years of the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The 2015 drew the most (183).

Model years16
Complaints478
Recalls55
Fires1
Deaths1

Which Mitsubishi Outlander Sport years should you avoid?

Going by 478 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport years to avoid are 2015.

  • 2015183 complaints, 6.4× a typical Outlander Sport year, most often about the transmission.

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 →

Every Mitsubishi Outlander Sport model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
2026Too new3
0—1Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › CameraRoutine
2025Too new1
0—1Air BagsRoutine
20241
0——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
20237
0——Service BrakesRoutine
202211
1——Power TrainRoutine
202119
1——Electrical SystemRoutine
202026
1—1EngineRoutine
201926
1—5Unknown or OtherRoutine
201821
2—4Electrical SystemRoutine
201727
0—4Electrical SystemRoutine
201626
8—1EngineRoutine
2015Avoid183
912Power TrainRoutine
201441
6—5Power TrainRoutine
201342
10—3Electrical SystemRoutine
201214
6—3Air BagsFatalities reported
201130
10—3EngineRoutine

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