NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 5, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 24
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V220000
- Reported
- April 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Lancer
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V569000
- Reported
- September 14, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66,001
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Lancer
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 16V458000
- Reported
- June 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004, 2006–2007 Lancer, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 Lancer, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 Lancer, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004, 2006–2007 Lancer, 46 other models
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on November 24, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the electrical system (8%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (8%).
2 of the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
- Structure2
- Suspension2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 4. 33% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 24 complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2005 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: November 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted