Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Electrical system3
- Forward collision avoidance3
- Fuel/propulsion system2
- Vehicle speed control2
- Seat belts2
- Back over prevention1
- Service brakes1
- Unknown or other1
- Air bags1
- Steering1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander failed the safety check 0.19% of the time — 43% less often than the average 2025 passenger car (0.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 19 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In the Netherlands
900 first registered in 2025 are on Dutch roads; 1% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €60,549.
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In Finland
195 of these cars first registered in 2025 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
In New Zealand
4,283 2025 cars are on the New Zealand register.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Crash-test ratings
NHTSA 5-star results for 3 variants; 1 of 2 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | 17.9 % |
| 2025 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SUV FWD | ★★★★☆ | 19.8 % |
| 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV SUV AWD | — | 0.0 % |
- Electronic stability control
- Standard
- Forward collision warning
- Standard
- Lane departure warning
- Standard
- Best overall rating
- 5 / 5
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 8.9 L/100 km (about 26 mpg US), CO₂ 209 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlander 4WD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline | 9.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls in Canada
1 Transport Canada recall for the 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander.
| 2026407 25 Aug 2026 | Visual System Issue: On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the rearview camera image to freeze or not to display. If this happens, the rearview image may not … |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Outlander and 2026 Outlander PHEV vehicles. Due to improper software programming, the Alliance In-Vehicle Infotainment (A-IVI) system may fail to display the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Mitsubishi told its dealers about the 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11010047 | This Technical Service Bulletin provides general Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) procedures, both technical and detail, specific to the 2025 Eclipse Cross, Outlander and Outlander Sport. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)