28 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Air Bags · verdict BUY 88/100
“I was involved in an accident which rendered my Mitsubishi Mirage a total loss. There was severe damage to the front driver's side of my vehicle. I am concerned because none of the air bags deployed. I was traveling at approximately 40 mph when a large pickup truck with a brush guard on the front ran a red light and collided with my vehicle.”NHTSA complaint, 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage owner
“This has happened 4 times in the last 2 weeks. While driving on the Interstate, the ABS light and skid control lights come on, shortly after all lights and the radio go off and the vehicle loses power. No power even when flooring the gas petal. Getting over to the side of the road, you can turn off the engine, sit for a few minutes, then all is fine. Diagnostics have been run showing no problems. Heading to the deal”NHTSA complaint, 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage owner
“The driver seatbelt doesn’t lock to where it unlocks while driving. Also brakes have to be replaced often then the power control sensor made the car go limp out of no where. The engine light didn’t come on til way later after the car wouldn’t work properly. This is all a hazard to the person driving bc of the car goes limp out of no where it can cause an accident bc it stops working like if it’s on neutral but in rea”NHTSA complaint, 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 19/09/2016 | Exterior Lighting:Headlights | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2017 Mirage vehicles manufactured October 28, 2015, to August 4, 2016 and equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps. The affected |
| 30/10/2017 | Air Bags SAFETY | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vib |
On the federal record it scores 88/100: 28 owner complaints (3.11 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 1 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Air Bags, with 14 of 30 categorised reports.
The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage scored 88/100 on the federal record.