FaultScore

Worst years for a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Owners have filed 737 complaints about the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

47 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 2 1 0 Brakes
2025 1 1 0 Airbags
2024 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2023 A 15 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 A 21 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 B 28 0 0 14,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 B 34 1 0 51,000 Engine & Cooling
2019 D 42 8 0 26,100 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 D 37 6 0 45,347 Electrical System
2017 D 47 7 0 34,000 Electrical System
2016 C 42 2 0 16,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 D 281 2 1 46,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 D 61 8 0 56,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 C 59 5 0 65,909 Electrical System
2012 C 18 3 0 52,900 Airbags
2011 C 47 5 0 85,603 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2015

Engine & Cooling 93 12.6%

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Airbags 53 7.2%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 49 6.6%

Worst in 2015

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Fuel & Propulsion 24 3.3%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 3.3%

Worst in 2015

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 21 2.8%

Worst in 2021

Seat Belts 20 2.7%

Worst in 2017

Suspension 19 2.6%

Worst in 2015

Steering 18 2.4%

Worst in 2015

Body & Structure 18 2.4%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2012 peak 15 Aug 2026

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 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 Outlander Sport

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.