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Mitsubishi I-Miev Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 14 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Mitsubishi I-Miev (2010–2017). The most-complained-about year is 2012.

7
safety recalls, all years
14
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls
2012
year with most complaints

Pick your Mitsubishi I-Miev model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Mitsubishi I-Miev21
2016 Mitsubishi I-Miev20
2015 Mitsubishi I-Miev10
2014 Mitsubishi I-Miev30
2013 Mitsubishi I-Miev20
2012 Mitsubishi I-Miev613
2011 Mitsubishi I-Miev10
2010 Mitsubishi I-Miev10

What Mitsubishi I-Miev owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA. The 2012 model year has the most, with 13.

All Mitsubishi I-Miev recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mitsubishi I-Miev, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Vacuum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V804000 Reported 2,108 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2012-2017 i-MiEV vehicles. Water may penetrate the brake assist vacuum pump, causing corrosion and a failure of the brake vacuum pump.

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

  2. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V793000 Reported 144 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling all 2016-2017 i-MiEV vehicles, equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  3. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V022000 Reported 1,964 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2012 and 2014 i-MiEV vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for…

    Model years: 2012, 2014

  4. Air bags

    NHTSA 15V594000 Reported 13,558 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to November 20, 2013, and 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV vehicles manufactured October 28, 2011, to September 7, 2012. Due to an increased resistance in the impact sensor for the air bag system, in the…

    Remedy: Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected impact sensors, free of charge. The recall began on November 5, 2015. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's…

    Model years: 2012

  5. Vacuum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 14V522000 Reported 1,810 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 i-MiEV electric vehicles manufactured September 15, 2009, to March 25, 2014. Due to either software programming or corrosion caused by road salt, the brake vacuum pump may stop functioning.

    Remedy: Mitsubishi will notify owners, and depending on the affected vehicle, dealers will either reprogram the brake vacuum pump controller, replace the brake vacuum pump or do both, free of charge. The recall began on…

    Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

  6. Service brakes and power assist (service brakes)

    NHTSA 13V031000 Reported 1,402 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America is recalling certain model year 2012 i-MiEV electric vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011, through September 7, 2012. The brake system vacuum pump may fail, causing the vacuum pump to be inoperable.

    Remedy: Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected vacuum pumps free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2013. Owners may contact Mitsubishi at 1-888-648-7820.

    Model years: 2012

  7. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 12V372000 Reported 261 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Mitsubishi is recalling certain model year 2012 i-MiEV vehicles manufactured between November 4, 2011, and December 22, 2011. Incompatibility between the air bag sensors and the self-diagnostic software may deactivate the frontal and side airbag system. Should this occur, the SRS warning lamp would illuminate to alert the driver.

    Remedy: Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incompatible air bag sensors with new, compatible units, free of charge. The safety recall began on during August 2012. Owners may contact Mitsubishi at…

    Model years: 2012

Other Mitsubishi models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.