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What 36 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Mhev

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 (36)Crash / fire / injury (4)Airbags (8)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Visibility & wipers (7)Engine (5)Suspension (5)Electrical system (4)Brakes (3)Body & structure (2)Engine & cooling (1)Lane Departure (1)

1 of 36 complaints match · Lane Departure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 14, 2023SteeringLane DepartureCrash

I was driving speed limit, on a sunny day, when my car began to veer to the left. I eased back into the right lane and suddenly the car made a quick jerk to the left; then, another to the right. I slid on the bank and missed the ditch before becoming airborne and landing in a corn field. I was able to drive to a safe location when the traction control light appeared on the dashboard.

NHTSA ODI 11516984

Working with the data? Download all 36 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 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 Outlander Mhev verdict →