1996 Mitsubishi Mirage problems
NHTSA has received 40 complaints about the 1996 Mitsubishi Mirage, and 35% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (10%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Mitsubishi Mirage with enough data (34 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was involved in a rearend collision traveling about 25 MPH, impact 12:00 and the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy, resulting in injuries to the driver.
While the vehicle was sitting still at a stop light it was hit from the rear, and the passenger's and driver's air bags did not deploy. There was one injury. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem. An insurance claim was filed.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a front end collison in which the front driver's side and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy. As a result the driver sustained injuries to neck and back. The dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted. *nlm