Jan 16, 2021Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system
THE AYC/ACD PUMP FAILURE
NHTSA ODI 11388508
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What 19 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (19)Crash / fire / injury (3)Transmission & drivetrain (6)Engine (5)Fuel system (2)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)Electrical system (1)Engine & cooling (1)
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Working with the data? Download all 19 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer verdict →