2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport problems and recalls

Owners have filed 17 complaints on the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Electrical System (6 complaints).

17
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
52.1
Severity index

Severity index 52.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 52.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (35.3%)6 35%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (23.5%)4 24%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (23.5%)4 24%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM635.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER423.5%
ENGINE423.5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE317.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL211.8%
LANE DEPARTURE211.8%
POWER TRAIN211.8%
BACK OVER PREVENTION15.9%

Complaints filed per year

0362022: 42023: 32024: 62025: 22026: 2 (partial year)22232462526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20224
20233
20246
20252
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.8x those in 2022 to 2022 (11 against 4).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V56300002/08/2022POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWAREMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with continuously variable transmissions and mechanical key ignition systems. A software error in the transmission control unit (CVT-ECU) may incorrectly reduce the tran

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.