FaultScore

Volkswagen Taos 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 Volkswagen Taos Mitsubishi Outlander
Complaints on file 762 1,874
Model years covered 2022–2026 2003–2026
Worst model year 2022 2022
Best model year 2025 2006
Crashes reported 17 192
Fires reported 0 20
Injuries reported 3 106
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 2.6% 17%

Volkswagen Taos by year

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

What breaks

Mitsubishi Outlander by year

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%
Suspension 172 9.2%
Body & Structure 156 8.3%
Brakes 123 6.6%
Airbags 109 5.8%