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Mitsubishi Mirage

Model years 1984–2024 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 2016, 2020, 2021.

703owner complaints
11recall campaigns
997service bulletins
31model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’90’93’96’99’02’15’18’21’24’90’93’96’99’02’15’18’21’24

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

New York safety inspections

Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2024.

0.0%1.9%3.8%’97’99’01’15’18’20’22’240.7%0.0%1.9%3.8%’97’00’15’19’22’240.7%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
2024 Mirage40110 · 0
2023 Mirage00150 · 0
2022 Mirage20220 · 0
2021 Mirage20281 · 0
2020 Mirage10220 · 0
2019 Mirage50492 · 0
2018 Mirage101683 · 0
2017 Mirage152974 · 0
2016 Mirage11431 · 0
2015 Mirage3921239 · 0
2014 Mirage44313014 · 1
2013 Mirage00290 · 0
2002 Mirage51302 · 0
2001 Mirage312379 · 1
2000 Mirage352419 · 1
1999 Mirage5733914 · 0
1998 Mirage4324412 · 2
1997 Mirage7414913 · 1
1996 Mirage2802611 · 1
19957002436 · 1
1994 Mirage6001521 · 2
1993 Mirage732112 · 0
1992 Mirage15180 · 0
1991 Mirage38165 · 2
1990 Mirage33151 · 2
1989 Mirage6150 · 0
1988 Mirage8141 · 4
1987 Mirage3140 · 1
1986 Mirage1140 · 1
19850040 · 0
19840040 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Air bags158
  • Seat belts133
  • Engine and engine cooling83
  • Electrical system63
  • Power train61
  • Service brakes, hydraulic60
  • Vehicle speed control36
  • Structure36

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 124 Mirage vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 81 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.

Model yearVehicles in fatal crashesDeaths in the vehicleRolled over
2024110
2022331
20211060
20201360
20191263
20181171
201721122
201519144
20141190
2002200
2001730
2000550
1999220
1997440
1995110
1993100
1987120

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 10 model-year variants; 0 of 9 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

YearVariantOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
20242024 Mitsubishi MIRAGE 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20232023 Mitsubishi MIRAGE 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20222022 Mitsubishi MIRAGE 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20212021 Mitsubishi MIRAGE 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20202020 Mitsubishi MIRAGE 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20192019 Mitsubishi Mirage 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20182018 Mitsubishi Mirage 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20172017 Mitsubishi Mirage 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆16.4 %
20152015 Mitsubishi Mirage 5 HB FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16.4 %
20142014 Mitsubishi Mirage 5 HB FWD————0.0 %

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 11 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 5.9–6.2 L/100 km.

YearVariantEngineTransmissionCityHighwayCombinedCO₂ g/km
2024Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.65.66.2143
2023Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.65.66.2143
2022Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.65.66.2143
2021Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.65.66.2143
2020Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.65.66.2143
2019Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.65.66.2143
2018Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.45.56.0141
2017Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.45.56.0141
2016Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.45.35.9139
2015Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.45.35.9136
2014Mirage · Compact · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.AV6.45.46.0138

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

In New Zealand

8,491 Mirage cars are on the New Zealand register; 26% arrived as used imports.

Model yearRegisteredSold new in NZUsed imports
202492890
20236976950
20224114082
20214944912
202040637231
201921018027
201839429889
2017654533115
2016830652171
2015815575225
201459950180
201379469193
20121660165
200335341
2002775717
200170168
200099097
19992615252
19981166108
199718614167
199623233192
1995641249
1994772451
199364754
1992713531
1991422615
1990362312
1989694814
19881107632
1987533614

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Road collisions in Great Britain

From 2021 to 2025, 155 Mirage cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 4 of those collisions were fatal and 39 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.

YearCars in injury collisionsFatalSerious
20253017
20243105
202333110
202232010
20212927

Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

10,923 Mirage cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

BuiltLicensedOff the road (SORN)
20212533
20206864
20191,11518
20181,04312
20171,25418
20161,36715
20151,45932
20141,68850
20132,05862
200001
199702

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

11,063 Mirage cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 83% passed first time, against 77% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.

First registeredTestsPassed first timeAll cars that yearAverage mileage
202073987%88%15,900 mi
20191,13689%86%18,700 mi
20181,02886%84%25,100 mi
20171,25385%82%28,800 mi
20161,39884%79%35,100 mi
20151,51782%75%41,800 mi
20141,76481%72%48,500 mi
20132,22877%68%57,200 mi

Why they fail

Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).

AreaMirageAll cars, same ages
Tyres5.7%6.1%
Visibility4.5%3.9%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.0%7.4%
Brakes3.9%4.6%
Suspension1.5%5.5%
Body, chassis, structure1.0%1.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks0.7%1.8%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems0.6%0.5%

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

New registrations in Europe

11,539 new Mitsubishi Mirage cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were United Kingdom (554).

YearNew carsLargest marketsMass kgCO₂ g/kmPower kW
2020554United Kingdom963121 (WLTP)59
20191,080United Kingdom, Croatia962125 (WLTP)59
20181,127United Kingdom, Germany, Croatia936126 (WLTP)57
20171,347United Kingdom, Germany924100 (NEDC)56
20161,466United Kingdom, Germany928—57
20151,645United Kingdom, Germany925—57
20141,991United Kingdom, Germany925—59
20132,329United Kingdom, Germany, Greece923—59

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Recalls

11 campaigns cover the Mirage.

17V686000 · Air bags30 Oct 2017 · 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor error thereby disabling the air bags from deploying in a crash.

16V675000 · Exterior lighting19 Sept 2016 · 2017

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2017 Mirage vehicles manufactured October 28, 2015, to August 4, 2016 and equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps. The affected vehicles may have been assembled without the headlight horizontal adjustment lockout clips properly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

15V815000 · Air bags4 Dec 2015 · 2014, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to September 2, 2015. If the driver enters an affected vehicle with their feet covered water and salt, it may soak through the carpet and cause corrosion to a wiring connector located in a junction box behind a kick panel to the left of the driver's footrest.

15V594000 · Air bags23 Sept 2015 · 2014

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to November 20, 2013, and 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV vehicles manufactured October 28, 2011, to September 7, 2012. Due to an increased resistance in the impact sensor for the air bag system, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal, side and/or curtain air bags when the SRS warning is illuminated, the frontal air bag may have a delayed deployment and/or the side and curtian air bag may not deploy at all.

04V428000 · Equipment1 Sept 2004 · 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

01V340001 · Engine and engine cooling5 Nov 2001 · 1999, 2000, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.

00V311001 · Engine and engine cooling2 Oct 2000 · 1997, 1998, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINES; MONTERO SPORT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES; AND MONTERO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.

97V179000 · Service brakes, hydraulic14 Oct 1997 · 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A POORLY MANUFACTURED VACUUM CHECK VALVE IN THE VACUUM HOSE BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VACUUM BOOSTER CHECK VALVE CAN STICK TO THE VALVE BODY.

97V073001 · Seat belts18 Apr 1997 · 1993

THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.

97V063001 · Latches/locks/linkages18 Apr 1997 · 1992, 1993

EXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.

95V103004 · Seat belts24 May 1995 · 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.

NHTSA recalls