Worst years for a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Owners have filed 314 complaints about the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2015. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution116 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Cleanest on record
2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | C | 13 | 3 | 3 | 46,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 41,250 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 43 | 0 | 1 | 42,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2009 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 57 | 0 | 0 | 45,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2006 | B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37,934 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 22 | 2 | 0 | 70,000 | Steering |
| 2003 | D | 116 | 1 | 0 | 13,506 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2003
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Worst in 2010
Worst in 2005
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Worst in 2014
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Worst in 2008
Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.