Jeep Renegade vs Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: which is more reliable?
The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is clearly ahead of the Jeep Renegade on the federal record: 76/100 against 65/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Jeep Renegade
- 9 model years scored
- 2,196 owner complaints on record
- about 28 complaints per year on the road
- 24 recall campaigns, 13 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (89/100) · worst 2017 (40/100)
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- 15 model years scored
- 872 owner complaints on record
- about 6 complaints per year on the road
- 55 recall campaigns, 14 safety-critical
- best year 2024 (93/100) · worst 2015 (34/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Renegade against Outlander Sport
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Jeep Renegade
- Engine — 847 complaints
- Electrical System — 615 complaints
- Power Train — 421 complaints
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
- Power Train — 290 complaints
- Engine — 144 complaints
- Electrical System — 119 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Renegade's complaints concentrate in Engine, the Outlander Sport's in Power Train. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Jeep Renegade — avoid: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport — avoid: 2015, 2016.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Jeep Renegade prices at about $27,900 and a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport at about $30,500 — the Jeep Renegade is roughly $2,600 less, and they return 26.0 against 26.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Jeep Renegade or the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport scores 76/100 against the Jeep Renegade's 65/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport carries about 6 complaints per year on the road against 28 for the Jeep Renegade.
Which Jeep Renegade and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport years should I avoid?
Jeep Renegade: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: 2015, 2016. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Jeep Renegade and the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport?
The largest complaint group on the Jeep Renegade is Engine (847 complaints); on the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport it is Power Train (290).
Is the Jeep Renegade or the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport cheaper to own?
A recent used Jeep Renegade prices at about $27,900 and a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport at about $30,500, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.