"How reliable is the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander?"

"Based on 77 NHTSA complaints, the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander has a median complaint mileage of 94000 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION."

"What are common problems with the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander is SUSPENSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 77 total complaints filed."

2008 Mitsubishi Outlander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints

Total Complaints

94,000mi

Median Mileage

SUSPENSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

42,000 25th Percentile

94,000 Median Mileage

138,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VISIBILITY/WIPER

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RADIO DISPLAY CAN NOT BE SEEN DURING THE DAY ESPECIALLY WITH SUNROOF OPEN. *TR"

"VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE FROM STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION DEALER SAID WITHOUT A BULLETIN FROM MITSUBISHI THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PROBLEM WITH SEEING RADIO DISPLAY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ALSO BOTH REAR SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN IN DOWN POSITION. *TR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SUSPENSION 8 complaints

25th: 89,000 mi Median: 141,250 mi 75th: 150,965 mi

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 8 complaints

25th: 65,000 mi Median: 94,000 mi 75th: 176,104 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 complaints

25th: 6,025 mi Median: 54,750 mi 75th: 92,750 mi

POWER TRAIN 6 complaints

25th: 49,500 mi Median: 72,500 mi 75th: 94,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

IL: 11 FL: 6 PR: 5 OH: 5 LA: 5 NJ: 5 MN: 5 NY: 4 NC: 4 PA: 3

Who Files Complaints?

2.6%

Original Owners

97.4%

Second+ Owners

Mitsubishi Outlander — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2003	149	67,384	SUSPENSION	12
2004	73	63,250	SUSPENSION	13
2005	24	95,000	SUSPENSION	5
2006	25	100,000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	2
2007	175	96,000	SUSPENSION	10
2009	60	83,700	POWER TRAIN	5
2010	76	71,902	ENGINE	6
2011	87	68,000	ENGINE	3
2012	34	100,000	POWER TRAIN	3
2013	34	66,789	VISIBILITY/WIPER	4
2014	58	23,000	AIR BAGS	13
2015	79	27,750	POWER TRAIN	11
2016	202	54,450	POWER TRAIN	19
2017	77	34,000	SERVICE BRAKES	14
2018	80	25,000	ENGINE	14
2019	46	15,000	SERVICE BRAKES	8
2020	42	20,250	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
2022	295	9,500	STRUCTURE:BODY	23
2023	54	10,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	4
2024	25	4,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	4

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28