MODELYEARINDEX

Mitsubishi Mirage

147 complaints across 4 scored model years and 4 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mitsubishi Mirage Full report
D
Grade 2014–2018
2014 vs model median 1.9×
Model median3× median
Airbags & Restraints 11
Brakes 10
Engine 8
Avoid

2014

Best

2017 · 2018

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
2014
1.92× 48 D
2015
1.48× 51 C
2017
0.52× 17 B
2018
0.53× 13 B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG37.5
City / Highway35 / 42
Engine1.2L, 3 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$1,650

Recalls

4 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
17V686000 AIR BAGS 2014–2018 83,555
15V815000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2014, 2015 55,899
15V594000 AIR BAGS 2014 13,558
16V675000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS 2017 587

Others in Subcompact 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
Chevrolet Aveo
none flagged
B
Chevrolet Sonic
20122013
C
Chevrolet Spark
20132014
B
Fiat 500
20122014
C
Fiat 500L
2014
C
Ford Fiesta
20112013
C
Honda FIT
20132015
C
Hyundai Accent
20122013
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 2014 Mirage
Complaints in window
48
Severity-weighted
113
Model median (weighted)
59
vs model median
1.92×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
0
Score 44.6 D