Mitsubishi Outlander PhevYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Mitsubishi Outlander Phev.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints20Top: Vehicle speed control Safety recalls92018–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mitsubishi Outlander Phev years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Outlander Phev median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2018Not rated–/10015 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mitsubishi Outlander Phev problems

All model years combined: 20 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

6Vehicle speed control2 crash/fire/injury

5Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

5Service brakes

5Power train2 crash/fire/injury

3Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury

2Visibility/wiper

2Engine

1Seats

1Electronic stability control (ESC)

44 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Vehicle speed control	6	2
Electrical system	5	2
Service brakes	5	0
Power train	5	2
Fuel/propulsion system	3	1
Visibility/wiper	2	0
Engine	2	0
Seats	1	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	1
4 other systems	4	1

9 recalls

Mitsubishi Outlander Phev recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Back over prevention: software26V-549 · 2026 · Aug 25, 2026 · 67,146 vehicles Hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut26V-252 · 2018–2022 · Apr 20, 2026 · 108,046 vehicles Hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut25V-507 · 2018–2022 · Aug 7, 2025 · 121,529 vehicles Back over prevention: software25V-369 · 2023–2025 · Jun 2, 2025 · 198,940 vehicles Back over prevention: display function23V-345 · 2023 · Jun 6, 2023 · 89,907 vehicles Rear/other: buckle assembly20V-403 · 2018–2019 · Jul 13, 2020 · 177,000 vehicles Seat belts: rear/other20V-280 · 2019 · May 18, 2020 · 3,241 vehicles Electrical system: software18V-620 · 2018 · Sep 14, 2018 · 9,166 vehicles Electrical system: software18V-621 · 2018 · Sep 14, 2018 · 58,916 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Outlander Phev

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2018–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063