Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vs Buick Rendezvous

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	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport	Buick Rendezvous
Complaints on file	737	1,798
Model years covered	2011–2026	2001–2007
Worst model year	2017	2002
Best model year	2023	2007
Crashes reported	49	95
Fires reported	1	33
Injuries reported	33	78
Deaths reported	1	4
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.4%	11.7%

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport by year

47 18 59 61 281 42 47 37 42 34 28 21 15 2 1 2

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 24.2%

Engine & Cooling 93 12.6%

Electrical System 85 11.5%

Other & Unspecified 66 9.0%

Airbags 53 7.2%

Brakes 49 6.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 42 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 3.3%

Buick Rendezvous by year

4 690 407 300 196 131 70

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 312 17.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 291 16.2%

Engine & Cooling 280 15.6%

Brakes 150 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 120 6.7%

Suspension 105 5.8%

Steering 81 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 4.0%