NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 29, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 30
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer
Electrical system: starter assembly: relay
- Campaign
- 17V609000
- Reported
- September 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 132,552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Lancer, 3 other models
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 2 other models
2016 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on August 6, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the power train (70%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).
1 of the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train21
- Electrical System4
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Engine3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Structure2
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 6. 17% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 30 complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2016 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted