YearToAvoid

Mitsubishi Best and Worst Years by Model

11 Mitsubishi models, 3,090 NHTSA owner complaints and 121 recall campaigns for model years 2005–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.

Mitsubishi models ranked by owner complaints

Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.

Verdicts are based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls per model-year, compared within each model. This is not a reliability rating. How the Complaint Index works.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsYears to avoidBest yearsTop issue
Mitsubishi Outlander2005–20251,148352016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 20242012Electrical System
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport2011–2025474262013, 2014, 2015, 20192022, 2023Transmission & Powertrain
Mitsubishi Mirage2014–202412242014, 2015, 2017—Airbags
Mitsubishi Lancer2005–2017436142008, 2009, 2010, 20152013, 2017Engine
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross2018–20256022018, 20242022Electrical System
Mitsubishi Eclipse2005–201233582007, 2009—Brakes
Mitsubishi Galant2005–201211742007, 20092012Airbags
Mitsubishi Endeavor2005–201111492005, 2011—Structure & Body
Mitsubishi Raider2006–20099952007—Airbags
Mitsubishi Mirage G42017–20245412017, 2019—Airbags
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution2005–2015131132005, 2008, 2010—Transmission & Powertrain

Mitsubishi model years with the most complaints

Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.

  1. 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander · 215 complaints · 7 recalls Avoid
  2. 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport · 182 complaints · 9 recalls Avoid
  3. 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander · 145 complaints · 8 recalls Avoid
  4. 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander · 125 complaints · 9 recalls Caution
  5. 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse · 107 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
  6. 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse · 99 complaints · 4 recalls Caution
  7. 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer · 98 complaints · 8 recalls Avoid
  8. 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer · 91 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  9. 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse · 71 complaints · 1 recalls Caution
  10. 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander · 60 complaints · 10 recalls Caution

How we rank Mitsubishi years

For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.