Mitsubishi Outlander vs Ford Contour

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	Ford Contour
Complaints on file	1,874	4,570
Model years covered	2003–2026	1993–2001
Worst model year	2022	1995
Best model year	2006	1994
Crashes reported	192	211
Fires reported	20	167
Injuries reported	106	174
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	17%	12.2%

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%

Ford Contour by year

5 13 1,323 858 314 1,189 616 248 4

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 704 15.4%

Electrical System 646 14.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 435 9.5%

Brakes 366 8.0%

Suspension 305 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 284 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 232 5.1%

Body & Structure 231 5.1%