2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport problems and recalls

Owners have filed 21 complaints on the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (7 complaints).

21
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
83.4
Severity index

Severity index 83.4 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 83.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (33.3%)7 33%Air BagsAir Bags: 6 complaints (28.6%)6 29%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (23.8%)5 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (14.3%)3 14%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (14.3%)3 14%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%VisibilityVisibility: 1 complaints (4.8%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM733.3%
AIR BAGS628.6%
POWER TRAIN523.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER314.3%
SERVICE BRAKES314.3%
SEAT BELTS29.5%
SEATS14.8%
VISIBILITY14.8%

Complaints filed per year

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Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20181
20191
20205
20211
20222
20233
20242
20254
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (9 against 8).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V62000014/09/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREMitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Outlander Sport, 2018-2019 Eclipse Cross, and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system that detects pedestrians. Due to incorrect software,
18V62100014/09/2018FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROLMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system and 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross vehicles and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with an Ada

Other Mitsubishi Outlander Sport model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 10 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.