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Which Mitsubishi Mirage years to avoid

Across 4 scored model years, the 2014 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

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 owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2014 D 48 reports · median 16,500 mi

  1. Airbags & Restraints 11

    On april 18, 2014 only 2 months after purchasing their brand new 2014 mitsubishi mirage my parents were hit head on after a person swerved into their lane. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 10

    I was in rush hour traffic at a red light. The light turned green. Approx. 100 - 150 yrds beyond the intersection the vehicle 3 cars ahead of me slammed on their brakes. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 8

    My car is equipped with a push button start and two times in a row when I pressed the button to start the engine it just made this loud "screech"/mechanical sound. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

16 crash · 3 fire · 20 injuries

2015 C 51 reports · median 11,916 mi

  1. Brakes 11

    The contact owns a 2015 mitsubishi mirage. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH down a hill, there was a vibration on the brake pedal and the brakes made a grinding sound. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Airbags & Restraints 8

    I had a car wreck on june 10, 2016. I hit an SUV that pulled out in front of me, and my air bag did not deploy on intial impact. I hit the SUV, then hit an imbankment. When I hit the imbankment, it deployed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Steering 5

    This vehicle was bought as a new vehicle on a local dealership, cabrera auto, at arecibo, pr on 05/03/2015. On 05/08/2015, while driving on the highway at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle randomly pulled left or right… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

9 crash · 7 injuries

The best year for the Mirage

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2018 is the best-scoring Mirage model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 84.4 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2017 at 0.52× this model’s median, against 0.53× for 2018.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2018 0.53× 13 B
2017 0.52× 17 B
2015 1.48× 51 C

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

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2014 were reported at a median of 16,500 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Mitsubishi Mirage years should you avoid?
2014 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Mitsubishi Mirage model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Mitsubishi Mirage?
2018 is the best-scoring Mitsubishi Mirage model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 84.4 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Mitsubishi Mirage have?
4 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Mitsubishi Mirage model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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