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Mitsubishi Outlander years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2016, 2022 and 2023. Best years: 2019.
The 2016, 2022 and 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2016 has 145 complaints (13 for each year on the road), 2022 has 216 complaints (43 for each year on the road) and 2023 has 47 complaints (12 for each year on the road), against a median of 6 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is infotainment (22 reports).
- 361complaints
- 15recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2016
Most reported: transmission shudder (32 reports, median 86,000 miles) and brake wear (16 reports, median 27,000 miles).
2022
Most reported: infotainment (22 reports) and false collision warning (18 reports).
2023
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
2019
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2022 has the most complaints of any Mitsubishi Outlander year here: 216 of 361 (60%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Transmission shudder leads in 1 of the 2 model years and has the most reports overall, 32. Pooled across the years, half of the 19 owners who gave a mileage for transmission shudder were under about 86,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 7% of Mitsubishi Outlander complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2022, 17 of its 216 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report transmission shudder also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2022 at 87 and have dropped every year since, to 28 in 2025. So far in 2026, 26 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2014 (34), 2015 (53), 2017 (51), 2018 (57), 2019 (29), 2020 (31), 2023 (47), 2024 (26), 2025 (15).
Year by year
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander avoid
216 owner complaints, 43 for each year on the road (7.6 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (22 reports), false collision warning (18 reports) and stalling (16 reports). 14 reports involved a crash and 10 people were hurt. 7 recalls, including 25V-369 on the backup camera and 23V-345 on the backup camera.
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander avoid
145 owner complaints, 13 for each year on the road (2.3 times the model median). Most reported: transmission shudder (32 reports, median 86,000 miles), brake wear (16 reports, median 27,000 miles) and stalling (15 reports, median 70,300 miles). 8 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. 8 recalls, including 16V-563 on the transmission and drivetrain and 26V-252 on the structure.
Questions
What Mitsubishi Outlander years should you avoid?
The 2016, 2022 and 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2016 has 145 complaints (13 for each year on the road), 2022 has 216 complaints (43 for each year on the road) and 2023 has 47 complaints (12 for each year on the road), against a median of 6 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2022 is infotainment (22 reports).
What are the best years for the Mitsubishi Outlander?
The 2019 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 29, or 4 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Mitsubishi Outlander?
Transmission shudder, with 32 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2016.
How many recalls does the Mitsubishi Outlander have?
15 recall campaigns cover the Mitsubishi Outlander model years 2016 to 2022 on this site.
How many Mitsubishi Outlander complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
7% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2022 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for transmission shudder on the Mitsubishi Outlander?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.