Mitsubishi Outlander Reliability
1,786 NHTSA complaints (2003–2025). Complaint rate: 38.5 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander. The 2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Mitsubishi Outlander Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 161 | 2.5% |
| SUSPENSION | 147 | 4.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 143 | 5.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 139 | 7.2% |
| ENGINE | 128 | 4.7% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 120 | 6.7% |
| AIR BAGS | 98 | 60.2% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 91 | 22.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 75 | 4.0% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 73 | 1.4% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003AVOID | — | 149 | 12 | 6 | View → |
| 2004 | — | 73 | 13 | — | View → |
| 2005GOOD | — | 24 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2006GOOD | — | 25 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2007AVOID | — | 175 | 10 | 5 | View → |
| 2008 | — | 77 | 1 | 2 | View → |
| 2009 | — | 60 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2010 | — | 76 | 6 | — | View → |
| 2011 | — | 87 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2012GOOD | — | 34 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2013GOOD | — | 34 | 4 | — | View → |
| 2014 | — | 58 | 13 | — | View → |
| 2015 | — | 79 | 11 | 1 | View → |
| 2016AVOID | — | 202 | 19 | 3 | View → |
| 2017 | — | 77 | 14 | — | View → |
| 2018 | — | 80 | 14 | — | View → |
| 2019 | — | 46 | 8 | 2 | View → |
| 2020GOOD | — | 42 | 8 | — | View → |
| 2022AVOID | — | 296 | 23 | 1 | View → |
| 2023 | — | 54 | 4 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 25 | 4 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 13 | 5 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Mitsubishi Outlanderaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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