NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 18, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 20V279000
- Reported
- May 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Lancer, 2 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 18V071000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,641
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Lancer, 2 other models
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, 4 other models
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, 1 other model
Service brakes, air: supply: check valve
- Campaign
- 09V077000
- Reported
- March 10, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,711
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Lancer, 1 other model
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on August 28, 2024. Of these, 8 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the suspension (25%), followed by the engine (14%) and the steering (13%).
None of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer's 5 recalls concerns the suspension.
Where 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension23
- Engine13
- Steering12
- Power Train11
- Structure10
- Air Bags7
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 21. 40% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Lancer year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 91 complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2008 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted