NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Recalls
The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 12, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 14V562000
- Reported
- September 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,923
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Lancer Evolution, 4 other models
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 13V446000
- Reported
- September 19, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,474
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2013 Lancer Evolution
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 09V435000
- Reported
- November 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,353
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Lancer Evolution, 1 other model
Fuel system, other: delivery
- Campaign
- 09V349000
- Reported
- September 8, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Lancer Evolution
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the newest on October 25, 2018.
In complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the component group named most often is the power train (72%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (53%) and the fuel system, gasoline (8%).
1 of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution owners gave the mileage (34 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train26
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)19
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility2
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Seats1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 14. 19% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 36 complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution by model year
Other 2008 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: October 25, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted