Jul 21, 2018AirbagsCrash
'TAKATA RECALL' I RAN INTO A TREE AT 55MPH AND HIT A TREE. WHEN I HIT THE TREE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA ODI 11112813
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What 26 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 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 (26)Crash / fire / injury (5)Transmission & drivetrain (8)Electrical system (6)Airbags (5)Engine (5)Body & structure (2)Fuel system (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Lights (1)Seat belts (1)Speed control (1)
5 of 26 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Jun 8, 2017SuspensionAirbagsBody & structureCrash
SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE, AT 35 MPH, ROLLED MITSUBISHI 8 TO 9 TIMES, SLED ON ROOF ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UP SIDE DOWN. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. NOT EVEN WHEN THE TOW TRUCK FLIPPED CAR RIGHT SIDE UP.
NHTSA ODI 10993969
Oct 21, 2016AirbagsCrash1 injury
I WAS TRAVELING ALONG 20 MILES BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT HAD A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I SWEAR TO MISS IT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT OFF THE ASPHALT AND INTO SOFT DIRT AND MY CAR HIGH CENTERED ON THE RAISED LIP OF THE ROAD AND SLID DOWN THE HILLSIDE LANDING INTO TREES BOTH GOING FORWARD AND TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR STOPPING BECAUSE OF TREES IT DESTROYED THE FRONT END THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR POPPED OPEN THE SUNROOF TRIED PUSHING THE ROOF OFF THE BACK DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR AND NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF NO SAFETY FEATURES OTHER THAN THE SEAT BELT WORK.
NHTSA ODI 10917870
Oct 13, 2016AirbagsCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES AND CRASHED INTO A LAMP POST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA ODI 10915895
Aug 23, 2016Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipersCrash1 injury
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 15 LANCER ARE RIDICULOUSLY DIM! I PURCHASED MY 15 LANCER IN OCTOBER 15 AND HIT TWO DEER WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF HAVING IT! I HAD NEVER HIT ANYTHING SINCE I STARTED DRIVING, OVER 8 YEARS NOW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I GET THE LANCER, I HIT NOT ONE, BUT TWO DEER! SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT! I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT AND NOW I HATE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I USED TO LOVE IT! SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!
NHTSA ODI 10898070
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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 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer verdict →