2002 Mitsubishi Lancer air bags problems
25 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 25 crashes, 20 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Car was hit on side. Airbags did not deploy and passenger seat belt malfunctioned resulting in death of passenger. *nlm
I was in the left turning lane, as I proceeded to turn, a car at high speed ran the red light hit the front driver side of the bumper causing the car to spin,the car was totaled during the accident the air bags didn't deploy.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 27 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints