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2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport problems

NHTSA has received 42 complaints about the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, and 14% of them involve air bags. After that come drivetrain & axles (14%) and engine (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
42 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Air bags 14% of complaints
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0
Typical mileage
26,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage

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%.

  • Air bags 14%
  • Drivetrain & axles 14%
  • Engine 12%
  • Brakes 7%
  • Cruise control 7%
  • Electrical system 5%
  • Body & structure 5%
  • Fuel system 2%
  • Seat belts 2%
  • Steering 2%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 26,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 26,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 13 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 26,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% 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 2019 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport with enough data (30 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

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.

I got an accirdent Jan 9,2025 and my car was totally wreck. Im in body pain and therapy right now and in working status report because of my situation. The airbag didnt deployed at the time of accident. Mitsubishi outlander has 7 airbags , but nothing has comes out. This is very dangerous. God is really works for miracles coz me and my daughter are alive even were having pain in our body. I have photo and video inside and out of vehicle that airbags didnt deployed.

January 2025 CrashInjury

Brake activated and at a complete stop, then the car started moving from a complete stop while foot is all the way on the brake. Car did not register speed at this time.

Reported at 9,000 miles, December 2019 CrashInjury

Black Nissan exterior driving recklessly, weaving in and out of traffic brake, checking several cars cut me off. Break check the FedEx truck in front of me twice. Was able to Veer to the right, avoiding directful impact with the FedEx truck in front of me. Airbags did not deploy, and my head cracked. The windshield seat belt was on as I had bruising on my ribs and across my chest from the seat belt

May 2026 CrashInjury

My rear passenger tire went flat, while removing the studs , one broke off, this is a new 2019 vehicle, this vehicle it too new to have the stud break off my vehicle was in my driveway

Reported at 26,100 miles, July 2020

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