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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 20 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2018–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2018.

9
safety recalls, all years
20
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2018
year with most complaints

Pick your Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV10
2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV12
2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV10
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV21
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV21
2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV20
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV20
2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV41
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV515

What Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA. The 2018 model year has the most, with 15.

All Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV recalls (9)

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

  1. Software (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 26V549000 Reported 67,146 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    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 vehicles fail to comply with…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the A-IVI software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 24, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2026

  2. Support device/strut (structure)

    NHTSA 26V252000 Reported 108,046 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    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.

    Remedy: MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  3. Support device/strut (structure)

    NHTSA 25V507000 Reported 121,529 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    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,…

    Remedy: MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 6, 2025. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this…

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  4. Software (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 25V369000 Reported 198,940 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Outlander and 2023-2025 Outlander PHEV vehicles. Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the rearview camera image may freeze, or not appear on the display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the A-IVI software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2025. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-25-001. This recall replaces and expands previous…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  5. Display function (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 23V345000 Reported 89,907 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Outlander and 2023 Outlander PHEV vehicles. Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the backup camera rearview image may not appear on the display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the A-IVI software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2023. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-23-001. This…

    Model years: 2023

  6. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 20V403000 Reported 177,000 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Outlander and 2018-2019 Outlander PHEV vehicles. The second-row center seat belt buckle may interfere with the right-side seat belt buckle when the seat backs are folded down. The interference may cause the right-side seat belt buckle cover to come off, making…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the second-row center seat belt buckle cover, install a new warning label to the second-row seat support base, and provide a new warning label insert for the owner's…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  7. Seat belts: rear/other

    NHTSA 20V280000 Reported 3,241 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Outlander and 2019 Outlander PHEV vehicles. The seat belt for the right side second-row seat may have been assembled incorrectly.

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the right side second-row seat belt and replace it as necessary, free of charge. This recall began June 17, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at…

    Model years: 2019

  8. Pedestrian/cyclist/object/obstacle/ recognition (forward collision avoidance) and software (electrical system)

    NHTSA 18V620000 Reported 9,166 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Outlander Sport, 2018-2019 Eclipse Cross, and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system that detects pedestrians. Due to incorrect software, the FCM-ECU (Electronic Control Unit) may apply braking for…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the FCM-ECU software with updated software, free of charge. The recall is began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's…

    Model years: 2018

  9. Adaptive cruise control (forward collision avoidance) and 3 other components

    NHTSA 18V621000 Reported 58,916 vehicles potentially affected Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system and 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross vehicles and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system and/or an Electric…

    Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the Hydraulic Unit-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this…

    Model years: 2018

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.