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What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (51)Crash / fire / injury (8)Brakes (12)Airbags (8)Electrical system (8)Engine (8)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Visibility & wipers (6)Driver assistance (3)Lights (3)Seat belts (3)Seats (3)

3 of 51 complaints match · Seats · clear filters

Aug 12, 2020Seats

DRIVER SEAT MOVE TO MUCH COMPLETE BRING CAR BACK TO DEALER SAY NOTHING CAN'T DO FOR ME THIS HAPPENS FROM THE DAY I BY THE CAR .I NEED HELP WHIT THIS PROBLEM & I CALL MITSUBISHI OF NORTH AMERICA TOLL ME SEAT IS NO PART OF SAFETY IN THE CAR

NHTSA ODI 11348828

Aug 3, 2018Seats

DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH (BRAKING AND ACCELERATING) I'M AFRAID SEAT MAY BECOME SO LOSE THAT IT CAN BREAK BACK CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIP SAID MITSUBISHI IS AWARE BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I AM 2000 MILES AWAY FROM MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. I FEEL I WAS JUST BRUSHED AWAY. *TT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11115575

Aug 31, 2017Seats

POWER DRIVER SEAT ROCKS FORWARD AND BACK DURING ACCELERATION, STOPPING, STATIONARY AND GOING OVER BUMPS. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. SEVERITY OF ROCKING MOTION VARIES DEPENDING ON SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT. HAD SEAT REPLACED AND REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME. HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE NEW

NHTSA ODI 11020869

Working with the data? Download all 51 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 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Mhev verdict →