2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
47 NHTSA owner complaints · 1 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Editor's note
Avoid the 2015 and 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, which have 232 and 163 complaints and scores of 34 and 36, and treat the 2013 and 2014 cars (scores 67 and 65) with caution. Buy a 2017 or later car: the 2017 has 73 complaints and no recalls, the 2018 has 21, and the 2021 to 2025 cars have between 1 and 17 complaints each with scores of 90 to 93. Read the full note on the model page. 2019 specifically: a year the record favours — 47 complaints, score 78/100. The caveats in the note apply to other years of this nameplate more than to this one.
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Used Mitsubishi Outlander and Outlander Sport: the years to avoid, including 2019 — written and signed by Adir Trabelsi, 2026-09-16.
Owner complaints: 47 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 6.71
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
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
Car has stopped in middle of the road and engine just stalled. The battery light keeps flashing on and off even after alternator as been changed
My car is stalling, shaking, shuddering, not accelerating and downshifting while I am on the highway almost killing me while attempting to inch my way across the lanes to the shoulder. With NO WARNING my vehicle completely broke down with my children in the car one is Non Verbal and on the Autism Spectrum with a serious heart condition- I myself am clinically diagnosed with PTSD and the terror I have experienced is a…
Recalls: 1 campaigns
| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 22V563000 | Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module:Software | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with continuously variable transmissions and mechanical key ignition systems. |
What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes
Class-level estimates, priced as a compact SUV of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.
What it costs to run
EPA combined 27 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $2,300
Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.
What this car's problems cost to fix
Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.
- Service Brakes12 complaints · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles (3.0 h labour + parts)$580–$1,140
- Air Bags10 complaints · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement (2.5 h labour + parts)$600–$1,700
- Power Train10 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
- Unknown Or Other8 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
- Electrical System7 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
- Engine7 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
Other Mitsubishi Outlander Sport years
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FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Service Brakes (12 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 78/100, computed from 47 NHTSA complaints and 1 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport's most common problem?
12 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport sit in the Service Brakes group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles: about 3.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $580–$1,140 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.
What does a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport cost to run per year?
About $4,077 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $20,385 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.
Does the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport have recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign(s) for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, 0 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 02/08/2022. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
Compare with
Other compact suvs of about the same age.
What will a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport really cost YOU per year?
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
Open the true-cost calculatorData sources
Complaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-10-04.
Thin evidence — 47 complaints, 1 recalls on record
- 47 NHTSA complaints on record (6.7/yr of exposure) — worse than a typical year of this model (4.3/yr)
- 1 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems
- Thin complaint record — this score is held close to the model's own average rather than read as evidence of quality