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Mitsubishi Mirage Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 702 owner complaints across 27 model years of the Mitsubishi Mirage (1986–2024). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

11
safety recalls, all years
702
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Mitsubishi Mirage model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Mitsubishi Mirage03
2022 Mitsubishi Mirage02
2021 Mitsubishi Mirage02
2020 Mitsubishi Mirage01
2019 Mitsubishi Mirage05
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage110
2017 Mitsubishi Mirage215
2016 Mitsubishi Mirage11
2015 Mitsubishi Mirage239
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage344
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage15
2001 Mitsubishi Mirage231
2000 Mitsubishi Mirage235
1999 Mitsubishi Mirage357
1998 Mitsubishi Mirage243
1997 Mitsubishi Mirage174
1996 Mitsubishi Mirage028
1995 Mitsubishi Mirage070
1994 Mitsubishi Mirage060
1993 Mitsubishi Mirage273
1992 Mitsubishi Mirage115
1991 Mitsubishi Mirage138
1990 Mitsubishi Mirage133
1989 Mitsubishi Mirage16
1988 Mitsubishi Mirage18
1987 Mitsubishi Mirage13
1986 Mitsubishi Mirage11

What Mitsubishi Mirage owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 702 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 74.

All Mitsubishi Mirage recalls (11)

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

  1. Air bags

    NHTSA 17V686000 Reported 83,555 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    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 thereby disabling the air bags from…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SRS-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  2. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 16V675000 Reported 587 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    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 secured. As such,…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will secure the horizontal locking clips as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's…

    Model years: 2017

  3. Air bags: frontal and electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 15V815000 Reported 55,899 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    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 corrosion to a wiring connector located in a…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected connectors, replacing any found to be corroded. A waterproof sheet will be installed over the connectors to prevent future corrosion. These repairs will be…

    Model years: 2014, 2015

  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: 2014

  5. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V428000 Reported 100,432 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the bilingual english/spanish removable air bag warning labels affixed to the dash and to the sunvisor do not meet the size requirements of the standard.

    Remedy: Mitsubishi caribbean will mail a customer notification letter containing a written description and a graphic of the bi-lingual dashboard air bag warning label. In addition, all current 2000-2004 nativa owners will also…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  6. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 01V340001 Reported 18,630 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles to insure that the bolt is tightened. For those bolts not properly tightened, the bolt and pulley will be removed and inspected for any indication of damage. Components showing any…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  7. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 00V311001 Reported 210,000 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles: mirage model vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines; montero sport models equipped with 3.0l engines; and montero models equipped with 3.0l engines. The bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.

    Remedy: On the mirage vehicles, the dealers will install a new, improved crankshaft pulley bolt on the older engines. On new engines which already have the improved bolt, the dealer will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

  8. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 97V179000 Reported 31 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have a poorly manufactured vacuum check valve in the vacuum hose between the intake manifold and the brake vacuum booster. When the brake pedal is depressed, the vacuum booster check valve can stick to the valve body.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake vacuum hose.

    Model years: 1998

  9. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 97V063001 Reported 38,948 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Excess lubrication can cause the rubber door latch switch cover to deform, and the door latch switch to malfunction, so that the shoulder belt anchorage would remain at the a-pillar when the door was closed.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the door latch switch.

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  10. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 97V073001 Reported 15,405 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. The combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail.

    Model years: 1993

  11. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 95V103004 Reported 658,000 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.

    Remedy: Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating…

    Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

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.