Mitsubishi Mirage

Mitsubishi Sedan 1995–2002, 2014–2024

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At a glance

Vehicle coverage snapshot

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Make
Mitsubishi
Model
Mitsubishi Mirage
Year range
1995–2002, 2014–2024
Generation
Coverage for this page is given by model year rather than a confirmed generation.
Vehicle taxonomy
Mirage

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Model-year coverage for this vehicle is confirmed from the structured US and Canada dataset. Vehicle-specific problem evidence has not been published for it yet.

Known checks by year range

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Coverage status

This page carries confirmed model-year and powertrain coverage. Recall, complaint and fault evidence for this model is still being expanded, and this page updates as that evidence is published.

What is on the record for the Mitsubishi Mirage

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Air bags (restraint system)262 (20.7%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2014–2018.
  • Brakes182 (14.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1998–2016.
  • Engine126 (10.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1997–2001.

Where a mileage was given (300 reports), it averaged 46,114 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 Mirage problems by model year

Short answer

If you are checking a used Mitsubishi Mirage, start here. This hub collects subcompact hatchback/sedan buyer checks, future common-problem pages, OBD clues, and year-window risk notes as they are reviewed.

Key takeaways

  • This Mitsubishi Mirage page is a vehicle hub, not a final reliability verdict. Verify open recalls by VIN, scan for stored codes before buying, and use sourced fault/year pages when they are available.

If you are checking a used Mitsubishi Mirage, this hub is the starting point. It is built to gather the practical questions a buyer or owner actually has: what usually goes wrong, which year windows deserve caution, what warning signs matter, and what to check before money changes hands.

The Mitsubishi Mirage is tracked here as a subcompact hatchback/sedan coverage hub. This page is a researched coverage page, not a final reliability verdict. Specific defect claims should come from sourced child pages, not guesswork.

Before buying or ignoring symptoms, verify open recalls by VIN, scan for stored OBD codes, check service history, and use any linked CarFaultIQ fault or symptom pages to decide the next practical step.

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

12 distinct official identifiers · US

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

  • 17V686000 — model years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor error…

  • 16V675000 — model years 2017

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2017 Mirage vehicles manufactured October 28, 2015, to August 4, 2016 and equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps. The affected vehicles may have been assembled without the headlight horizontal adjustment lockout clips properly…

  • 15V815000 — model years 2014, 2015

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to September 2, 2015. If the driver enters an affected vehicle with their feet covered water and salt, it may soak through the carpet and cause…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

255 distinct official identifiers · US

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

  • 11029566 — model years 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

    Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications.

  • 11021739 — model years 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

    Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications.

  • 11013871 — model years 2024

    This Technical Service Bulletin provides recommendations on cleaning solvents to remove protective vehicle wrap adhesive residue.

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

7 distinct official identifiers · CA

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

  • 2021377 — model years 2014, 2015, 2016

    Issue: This service campaign is for certain replacement rear brake drums that were sold by Mitsubishi dealers. The brake drums may have been made with wheel stud holes that are too large. As a result, a wheel stud could spin when tightening the wheel nut.…

  • 2019209 — model years 2017, 2018

    Issue: On certain Mirage G4 sedans, the airbag control module may interpret vibrations caused by severe road conditions and/or driving on a flat tire as being a system fault. This could cause the airbag system to turn off. If this happens, the airbag warning light…

  • 2017532 — model years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

    On certain vehicles, the internal self-diagnostic of the airbag control module may interpret vibrations caused by severe road conditions and/or driving on a flat tire as being a system fault. This would disable the airbag system. As a result, the airbags would not deploy in…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

464 distinct reports · US

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

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL: 69 reports
  • AIR BAGS: 57 reports
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 27 reports

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

Official NHTSA source

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Used-car checks

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Recall/safety notes

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