Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Mitsubishi Sedan 2003-2006,2008-2015

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

At a glance

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Make
Mitsubishi
Model
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Year range
2003-2006,2008-2015
Generation
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Vehicle taxonomy
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What is on the record for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)278 (44.3%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2008–2013.
  • Engine68 (10.8%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2008–2015.
  • Stability & traction control62 (9.9%)

Where a mileage was given (378 reports), it averaged 36,579 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

Explore Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution problems by model year

Short answer

CarFaultIQ's corrected dataset covers the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution for 2003-2006,2008-2015. This page is a structured model hub; issue-specific claims remain evidence-gated.

Key takeaways

  • Supported years: 2003-2006,2008-2015 | Source market coverage: US and Canada | Structured catalogue hub only; no unverified fault claims

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 2003-2006,2008-2015, with source coverage for US and Canada.

This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: Premium Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: not yet summarized. Recorded drivetrain categories: 4WD/AWD, AWD.

These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.

Structured vehicle data

These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.

  • Fuel types: Premium Gasoline
  • Electrification: Gasoline
  • Drivetrain: 4WD/AWD, AWD
  • Total structured variants: 38

2015 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
CanadaPremium GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomated Manual 6-speed
CanadaPremium GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedManual 5-speed
USPremium GasolineGasolineAWDManual 5-speed
USPremium GasolineGasolineAWDAutomatic (AM6)

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

14 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 18V071000 — model years 2009, 2010

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Outlander, 2008-2010 Lancer, 2009-2010 Lancer Evolution, and 2010 Lancer Sportback vehicles equipped with sunroofs. The sunroof glass may detach from the sunroof assembly, becoming a road hazard to other vehicles.

  • 17V609000 — model years 2015

    Mitsubishi 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 overheating.

  • 16V458000 — model years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

    Mitsubishi 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, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

135 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11006081 — model years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

    This Technical Service Bulletin instructs the dealer to update the Hands Free Module software to improve the Bluetooth connection when certain devices are connected to Wi‐Fi.

  • 10252686 — model years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

    Service Manual Revision - This Technical Service Bulletin provides the replacement procedure for the Differential Mount Bracket Bush of the Rear Axle Differential Carrier Assembly in the applicable Service Manual sections.

  • 10240446 — model years 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

    This Technical Service Bulletin provides service manual corrections and additional information for the transaxle assembly removal and installation of the roll stopper bracket.

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

1 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA19001 — model years 2013, 2014, 2015

    The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.  During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment…

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

14 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2018588 — model years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

    On certain vehicles, water may drain from the windshield cowl area onto the front wiper link ball joint. Over time, this could result in corrosion and/or wear to the joint, which could result in the separation of the wiper link ball. If separation were to…

  • 2018054 — model years 2008, 2009, 2010

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

  • 2017475 — model years 2015

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

229 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • POWER TRAIN: 67 reports
  • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY: 46 reports
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC): 31 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

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