2023 Mitsubishi Outlander owner complaints
51 complaints filed with NHTSA, including 4 crashes, 0 fires, 5 injuries and 0 deaths.
Problems by component
Forward Collision Avoidance4 Recent complaints
October 19, 2026Power TrainElectrical SystemEngine
My 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander has experienced recurring high engine-temperature readings, misfires, and two overheating-related engine shutdowns while driving, creating a risk of unexpected power loss in traffic. The vehicle has been evaluated repeatedly by authorized Mitsubishi dealerships without identifying the underlying cause. Air in the cooling system was documented in September 2025, with the dealership noting it could cause the engine to run hotter than normal. In September 2026, a dealership again reported a significant amount of air in the cooling system. Previous cooling-system service temporarily improved the symptoms, but they returned. The temperature gauge repeatedly approaches
October 7, 2026Air BagsCrash2 injuries
The contact owned a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle crashed and T-bone another vehicle that ran a red light. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact struck her head on the front driver's side window and steering wheel, sustaining injuries to the head, back, shoulder, neck, and knee. The contact’s daughter, seated in the rear passenger’s seat struck her head against the rear passenger side window and sustained a head injury. The other child seated in the rear middle seat had not sustained any injuries. The contact and her daughter received medical attention. A Police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and then to a body shop
October 1, 2026Tires
255 45 R20 I had been having tire issues for several days, took car into Mavis tire center and they could not balance it, diagnosing it as separated tire/manufacture defect and advised not to drive as it was unsafe. I called Nexen Tire and advised to take it to one of their dealers which I did(Tire Choice). They wanted me to buy a new tire and give the tire to the distributor. I refused because the distributor has nothing to do with the factory warranty. I went back to Nexen and told to file on line which I did. It took 18 days for Nexen to get back to me after several calls. 3 days later they assigned an adjustor. 3 days after that they changed adjustors. 7 days later they said they need mo
August 29, 2026Service BrakesForward Collision AvoidanceCrash
The vehicle failed to stop. Emergency Braking failed and I was unable to manually depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle electronics have intermittently have failed, turning everything off in the vehicle including the instrument panel at different times.
August 25, 2026Forward Collision Avoidance
The warning went off that the system was not working while I was driving. The call was evaluated by a Mitsubishi Service Center. The Service Center said the Front Bracket for the radar was bent. The Service Center said there is no evidence of a collision to the front end of the car.
This page combines NHTSA records for: Outlander, Outlander Phev.