"How reliable is the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander?"

"Based on 80 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander has a median complaint mileage of 25000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 80 total complaints filed."

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 80 complaints

Total Complaints

25,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,000 25th Percentile

25,000 Median Mileage

53,375 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

STRUCTURE

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

POWER TRAIN

SEATS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON 27MAY2018, I STARTED MY 2018 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE ALARM DINGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. MY CONSOLE INDICATED THE CHARGE CORD WAS STILL PLUGGED IN. SO I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR TO UNPLUG THE CORD, NOT REALIZING..."

"TAKATA RECALL.. I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR"

"WHILE DRIVING IF KEY IS HIT, THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF."

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

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