NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 18, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 51
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 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 2008–2009 Lancer, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 18V069000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,053
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2012 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 2008–2009 Lancer, 2 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 15V232000
- Reported
- April 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,396
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Lancer, 2 other models
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor
- Campaign
- 15V233000
- Reported
- April 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,958
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Lancer, 3 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 2008–2009, 2011 Lancer, 4 other models
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 51 owner complaints about the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on August 3, 2023. Of these, 5 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the engine (25%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (16%) and the electrical system (10%).
2 of the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer's 6 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine13
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Electrical System5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Exterior Lighting4
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 14. 18% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 51 complaints about the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2010 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 3, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted