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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Recalls

The 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Power train: manual transmission

Campaign
13V446000
Reported
September 19, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 10,474
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2008–2011, 2013 Lancer Evolution

13V446000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the newest on April 8, 2016.

In complaints about the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the component group named most often is the power train (67%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (33%) and the seats (33%).

The 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution's only recall also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Seats1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20141
20161

Complaints about the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Mitsubishi models

Newest record on this page: April 8, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted