2015 Mitsubishi Lancer: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 26 complaints about the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is power train, named in 8 of them.

26
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
169.2
Severity index

Severity index 169.2 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 169.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (30.8%)8 31%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (23.1%)6 23%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (23.1%)6 23%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (19.2%)5 19%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (19.2%)5 19%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN830.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER623.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM623.1%
ENGINE519.2%
AIR BAGS519.2%
STRUCTURE27.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM27.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER27.7%

Complaints filed per year

0482015: 12016: 82017: 62018: 12019: 42020: 12022: 22023: 22024: 11516817181920222324
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20151
20168
20176
20181
20194
20201
20222
20232
20241
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V60900029/09/2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAYMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles. These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overhe
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.