Where each one leads
Mitsubishi Outlander
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander uses 8.7 l/100 km, the 2006 Subaru Baja 10.5.
Subaru Baja
- Against cars of the same year, the Subaru Baja comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 6% more often than average) than the Mitsubishi Outlander (fails 40% more often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Mitsubishi Outlander | Subaru Baja | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2003–2026 | 2003–2006 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 327,315 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 67,582 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 35,335 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 14,787 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Mitsubishi Outlander | Subaru Baja | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 78% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +1% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | +40% | +6% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.7% | — |
| US owner complaints | 1,325 | 117 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2022 (217) | 2003 (38) |
| US recall campaigns | 41 | 15 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,039 | 392 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 1 | 12 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Mitsubishi Outlander | Subaru Baja | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2025) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mitsubishi Outlander | Subaru Baja | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.7 l/100 km (2026) | 10.5 l/100 km (2006) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 54 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 104 kW (139 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,926 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €41,107 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 172,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).