2023 Mitsubishi Outlander problems and complaints

Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander. The most-reported areas: Electrical System (11), Fuel/Propulsion System (8), Unknown Or Other (7).

Key takeaways

  • 49 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 4 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 5 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Electrical System1122%
Fuel/Propulsion System816%
Unknown Or Other714%
Engine714%
Air Bags612%
Service Brakes612%
Steering510%
Forward Collision Avoidance48%
Back Over Prevention48%
Suspension48%
Power Train48%
Tires36%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV AWD4/54/55/54/5
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV FWD4/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Air Bags - filed 2026-10-07

The contact owned a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle crashed and T-bone another vehicle that ran a red light. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact struck her head on the front driver's side window and steering wheel, sustaining injuries to the head, back, shoulder, nec...

Tires - filed 2026-10-01

255 45 R20 I had been having tire issues for several days, took car into Mavis tire center and they could not balance it, diagnosing it as separated tire/manufacture defect and advised not to drive as it was unsafe. I called Nexen Tire and advised to take it to one of their dealers which I did(Tire Choice). They wante...

Service Brakes,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2026-08-29

The vehicle failed to stop. Emergency Braking failed and I was unable to manually depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle electronics have intermittently have failed, turning everything off in the vehicle including the instrument panel at different times.

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.