MODELYEARINDEX

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

347 complaints across 10 scored model years and 25 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Full report
F
Grade 2011–2021
2015 vs model median 3.7×
Model median3× median
Drivetrain 41
Engine 17
Speed Control 12
Avoid

2015

Best

2018 · 2019

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
2011
0.73× 13 C
2013
0.57× 16 B
2014
1.12× 24 C
2015
3.70× 114 F
2016
1.20× 25 C
2017
1.13× 30 B
2018
0.82× 15 B
2019
0.79× 17 B
2020
1.04× 26 B
2021
0.96× 22 B
2022 P
0.55× 21 B
2023 P
0.51× 15 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG25.5
City / Highway23 / 29
Engine2.2L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,400

Recalls

25 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
18V070000 PARKING BRAKE 2013–2016 170,354
14V562000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS 2011 165,923
18V103000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES 2011–2016 158,651
20V279000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS 2011–2016 141,200
18V069000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS 2011 141,053
17V609000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY 2015, 2016 132,552
16V792000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR 2011–2015 93,801
16V563000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) 2015, 2016 82,436

+ 17 further campaigns

Others in Subcompact SUVs

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
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
2018
C
Audi E-Tron
none flagged
C
Audi Q3
20202021
C
BMW X1
2014
C
Buick Encore
2015
C
Buick Encore GX
none flagged
B
Cadillac XT4
none flagged
B
Chevrolet Captiva
none flagged
B

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 Outlander Sport
Complaints in window
114
Severity-weighted
142.5
Model median (weighted)
39
vs model median
3.70×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
9
Open investigations
0
Score 10 F