Worst years for a Mitsubishi Mirage
Owners have filed 941 complaints about the Mitsubishi Mirage with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2024. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2019 Mitsubishi Mirage10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mitsubishi Mirage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2020 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2019 | C | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2018 | C | 16 | 6 | 0 | 14,500 | Airbags |
| 2017 | C | 21 | 4 | 0 | 32,500 | Airbags |
| 2016 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2015 | D | 60 | 9 | 0 | 15,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 63 | 18 | 3 | 29,000 | Airbags |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 51 | 23 | 1 | 51,000 | Airbags |
| 2000 | C | 55 | 18 | 1 | 115,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | D | 74 | 20 | 0 | 59,429 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 53 | 18 | 2 | 71,250 | Airbags |
| 1997 | F | 105 | 18 | 1 | 94,806 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 40 | 14 | 1 | — | Airbags |
| 1995 | F | 93 | 44 | 1 | — | Airbags |
| 1994 | D | 69 | 26 | 3 | — | Airbags |
| 1993 | C | 91 | 2 | 0 | 101,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1992 | — | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1991 | — | 45 | 7 | 3 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 37 | 1 | 2 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1989 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 10 | 1 | 4 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Mitsubishi Mirage
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Mitsubishi Mirage
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Mirage, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mitsubishi Mirage problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mitsubishi Mirage
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.