GMC Envoy XL vs Mitsubishi Outlander

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	GMC Envoy XL	Mitsubishi Outlander
Complaints on file	769	1,874
Model years covered	2002–2006	2003–2026
Worst model year	2003	2022
Best model year	2002	2006
Crashes reported	35	192
Fires reported	23	20
Injuries reported	44	106
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	17%

GMC Envoy XL by year

111 296 227 135

02 03 04 06

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 180 23.4%

Electrical System 175 22.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 6.9%

Engine & Cooling 51 6.6%

Lights 49 6.4%

Body & Structure 36 4.7%

Airbags 23 3.0%

Mitsubishi Outlander by year

149 73 26 25 175 80 61 76 88 34 34 58 79 205 81 80 46 46 315 71 45 20 7

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 182 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 180 9.6%

Suspension 172 9.2%

Electrical System 165 8.8%

Body & Structure 156 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 144 7.7%

Brakes 123 6.6%

Airbags 109 5.8%