NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Mitsubishi Mirage Recalls
The 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 1, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 35
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V428000
- Reported
- September 1, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,432
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Mirage, 9 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 01V340001
- Reported
- November 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Mirage
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Mirage, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Mirage, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Mirage, 46 other models
2000 Mitsubishi Mirage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 35 owner complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage, the newest on January 7, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (26%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the power train (14%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (14%).
None of the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 57,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System9
- Power Train5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
- Suspension5
- Air Bags4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 7. 60% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Mirage year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the three best-measured Mitsubishi Mirage years.
The 35 complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Mirage by model year
Other 2000 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: January 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted