Mitsubishi Outlander vs Buick Verano: which is more reliable?
The Buick Verano is clearly ahead of the Mitsubishi Outlander on the federal record: 82/100 against 68/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Mitsubishi Outlander
- 14 model years scored
- 1,105 owner complaints on record
- about 14 complaints per year on the road
- 67 recall campaigns, 23 safety-critical
- best year 2012 (88/100) · worst 2022 (34/100)
Buick Verano
- 6 model years scored
- 440 owner complaints on record
- about 6 complaints per year on the road
- 15 recall campaigns, 14 safety-critical
- best year 2017 (93/100) · worst 2014 (66/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Outlander against Verano
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
Mitsubishi Outlander
- Power Train — 256 complaints
- Electrical System — 156 complaints
- Engine — 145 complaints
Buick Verano
- Electrical System — 122 complaints
- Engine — 106 complaints
- Air Bags — 93 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Outlander's complaints concentrate in Power Train, the Verano's in Electrical System. 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
Mitsubishi Outlander — avoid: 2015, 2016, 2022.
Buick Verano: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017.
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 Mitsubishi Outlander prices at about $40,800 and a Buick Verano at about $21,800 — the Buick Verano is roughly $19,000 less, and they return 27.0 against 24.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Mitsubishi Outlander or the Buick Verano more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Buick Verano scores 82/100 against the Mitsubishi Outlander's 68/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Buick Verano carries about 6 complaints per year on the road against 14 for the Mitsubishi Outlander.
Which Mitsubishi Outlander and Buick Verano years should I avoid?
Mitsubishi Outlander: 2015, 2016, 2022. Buick Verano: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Mitsubishi Outlander and the Buick Verano?
The largest complaint group on the Mitsubishi Outlander is Power Train (256 complaints); on the Buick Verano it is Electrical System (122).
Is the Mitsubishi Outlander or the Buick Verano cheaper to own?
A recent used Mitsubishi Outlander prices at about $40,800 and a Buick Verano at about $21,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.