If you are checking a used Mitsubishi Outlander, 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 Outlander is tracked here as a compact/midsize SUV 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.
Mitsubishi Outlander 2022–2026
No verified model-specific fault records for 2022–2026 yet.
Evidence-backed model intelligence
Mitsubishi Outlander diagnostic overview
Structured coverage spans 2003-2026. Use the exact model year and symptoms when narrowing a fault.
Vehicle coverage
- Powertrain evidence: Electricity, Premium Gasoline and Regular Gasoline
- Electrification: Electric and Plug-in Hybrid
- Drivetrain coverage: 4WD, 4WD/AWD, 4X4, AWD and FWD
Start with the evidence you have
A symptom and an OBD code are separate evidence channels. Use either one; do not assume a stored code proves a particular repair.
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
41 distinct official identifiers · US
Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.
- 26V549000 — model years 2025, 2026
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Outlander and 2026 Outlander PHEV vehicles. Due to improper software programming, the Alliance In-Vehicle Infotainment (A-IVI) system may fail to display the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these…
- 26V252000 — model years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.
- 25V507000 — model years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles sold and/or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,…
Manufacturer communications / TSBs
621 distinct official identifiers · US
Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.
- 11036032 — model years 2026
This Service Campaign Bulletin sent to dealers provides instructions to reflash the ECU to address fault codes P0128-00, P2096-00 and P050A.
- 11036031 — model years 2025, 2026
This Parts Bulletin sent to dealers explains and corrects a mislabeling issue caused by a mid-cycle design change.
- 11036029 — model years 2022
This revised Technical Service Bulletin provides guidance regarding hood flutter due to a non-reinforced hood and replacement under an extended warranty.
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
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…
Canadian recalls
38 distinct official identifiers · CA
Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.
- 2026407 — model years 2025, 2026
Issue: On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the rearview camera image to freeze or not to display. If this happens, the rearview image may not display when the transmission is shifted into reverse. Canadian regulations require the rearview image to display when the…
- 2025405 — model years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Issue: On certain vehicles, water could enter the tailgate struts and cause them to corrode. If this happens, the struts could fail, and the tailgate could drop suddenly. Safety Risk: A tailgate that drops suddenly could increase the risk of injury. Corrective Actions: Mitsubishi will…
- 2025301 — model years 2022, 2023, 2024
Issue: On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the display screen. Canadian regulations require the rearview image to display when the vehicle is reversing. Note: This recall replaces Transport Canada recall no. 2023-285. Vehicles that were…
US owner complaint reports
1,312 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: 167 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 152 reports
- SUSPENSION: 150 reports
A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.
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.