MODELYEARINDEX

Mitsubishi Lancer

87 complaints across 4 scored model years and 7 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mitsubishi Lancer Full report
D
Grade 2010–2015
2015 vs model median 1.7×
Model median3× median
Electrical 5
Airbags & Restraints 5
Lights & Visibility 3
Avoid

2015

Best

2010 · 2011

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.57× 10 B
2011
0.72× 22 B
2014
1.28× 13 C
2015
1.75× 24 D

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG25.5
City / Highway22.5 / 30
Engine2.2L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,400

Recalls

7 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
14V562000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS 2010, 2011 165,923
20V279000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS 2010 141,200
18V069000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS 2010, 2011 141,053
17V609000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY 2015 132,552
15V233000 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR 2010, 2011 76,958
18V071000 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY 2010 56,641
15V232000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2010 53,396

Others in Compact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura ILX
20142016
C
Audi A3
20152017
C
BMW 1 Series
none flagged
C
BMW I3
none flagged
C
Buick Verano
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Bolt EV
2017
C
Chevrolet Cobalt
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Cruze
20112012
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2015 Lancer
Complaints in window
24
Severity-weighted
58.5
Model median (weighted)
34
vs model median
1.75×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
1
Open investigations
0
Score 53.9 D