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What 23 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 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 (23)Crash / fire / injury (7)Transmission & drivetrain (9)Airbags (5)Body & structure (3)Brakes (3)Engine (3)Electrical system (2)Steering (2)Suspension (2)Wheels (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)

2 of 23 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 7, 2016AirbagsBody & structureWheelsCrash1 injury

I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG EXPLODED. MY CONCERN IS I WAS 47 AND PRETTY GOOD SHAPE YET I HAD PAIN IN MY CHEST FOR OVER12 MO. I CONCERNED PEOPLE IN LESS SHAPE THAN ME WILL NEVER SURVICE THE IMKPACT OF THAT AIRBAG BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I BARELY SURVIVED. MAYBE THIS IS THE WAY IT WORKS I NEVER HAD ONE HIT ME BEFORE BUT TO THIS DAY I STILL FEEL A LITTLE PAIN.

NHTSA ODI 10853942

Mar 21, 2015SuspensionAirbagsBody & structureCrash

MY CAR WAS RECENTLY WRECKED GOING AROUND THE CORNER IN THE SNOW IS IT SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE FIRE HYDRANT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN WE IMPACT WE WERE DOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR ALSO DID NOT TURN ITSELF OFF LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10700824

Working with the data? Download all 23 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 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer verdict →