2013 Mitsubishi Outlander: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 68 complaints about the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 15 of them.

68
Complaints
5
Recalls
6
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
17
Injuries
235.3
Severity index

Severity index 235.3 - 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: 235.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 145 2013 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander ranks 6 of 145 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 96% of its model-year peers. See the full 2013 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 15 complaints (22.1%)15 22%Air BagsAir Bags: 14 complaints (20.6%)14 21%EngineEngine: 9 complaints (13.2%)9 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (11.8%)8 12%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 8 complaints (11.8%)8 12%Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (10.3%)7 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 6 complaints (8.8%)6 9%StructureStructure: 5 complaints (7.4%)5 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1522.1%
AIR BAGS1420.6%
ENGINE913.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER811.8%
VISIBILITY/WIPER811.8%
POWER TRAIN710.3%
SERVICE BRAKES68.8%
STRUCTURE57.4%

Complaints filed per year

06122013: 52014: 22015: 22016: 72017: 122018: 92019: 72020: 52021: 52022: 52023: 42024: 22025: 31314151617121819202122232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20135
20142
20152
20167
201712
20189
20197
20205
20215
20225
20234
20242
20253
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V46100020/07/2017VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTORMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2007-2013 Outlander vehicles. In the affected vehicles, water may drop between the hood and the windshield and leak into the wiper motor breathing hole. The water may cause internal corrosion of the windshield wi
16V79100031/10/2016VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGESMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 Outlander vehicles manufactured September 8, 2006, to March 29, 2013. In the affected vehicles, water may enter between the hood and windshield and cause the front wiper link ball joint to cor
16V45800023/06/2016SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARMMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Lancer, 2004 Lancer Wagon, 2003-2006 Lancer Evolution, 2003-2006 Outlander and 2007-2013 Outlander V-6 vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, India
14V36600025/06/2014STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONSMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2013 Outlander vehicles equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Additionally, Mitusbishi is recalling certain 2007-2012 Outlander vehicles that received replacement 6-speed automatic trans
20V27900018/05/2020STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2008-2010 Lancer, 2009-2010 Lancer Sportback, 2008-2013 Outlander, and 2011-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indian
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.