NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Recalls
The 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 182
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 21V144000
- Reported
- March 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,347
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Outlander Sport
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 20V279000
- Reported
- May 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014, 2016 Outlander Sport, 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 18V103000
- Reported
- February 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,651
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014, 2016 Outlander Sport
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 18V070000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,354
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014, 2016 Outlander Sport, 1 other model
Electrical system: starter assembly: relay
- Campaign
- 17V609000
- Reported
- September 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 132,552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Outlander Sport, 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 16V792000
- Reported
- October 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,801
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Outlander Sport
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 16V563000
- Reported
- July 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82,436
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Outlander Sport, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 16V548000
- Reported
- July 22, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 14V744000
- Reported
- November 21, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Outlander Sport
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 182 owner complaints about the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the newest on July 20, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the component group named most often is the power train (64%), followed by the engine (19%) and the vehicle speed control (14%).
2 of the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport's 9 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport owners gave the mileage (115 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train117
- Engine35
- Vehicle Speed Control25
- Unknown Or Other20
- Electrical System19
- Fuel/Propulsion System14
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 23. 34% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport drew 4.5× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander Sport year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2015 one of the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 182 complaints about the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport by model year
Other 2015 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: July 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted