NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Recalls
The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 145
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
- Campaign
- 26V252000
- Reported
- April 20, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108,046
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2020 Outlander, 1 other model
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
- Campaign
- 25V507000
- Reported
- August 7, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 121,529
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2020 Outlander, 1 other model
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 20V741000
- Reported
- November 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,758
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 20V403000
- Reported
- July 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 177,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2019 Outlander, 1 other model
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 18V070000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,354
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Outlander, 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 2015, 2017 Outlander, 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 17V233000
- Reported
- April 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 Outlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 145 owner complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, the newest on September 15, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, the component group named most often is the power train (44%), followed by the engine (14%) and the service brakes (10%).
1 of the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander owners gave the mileage (82 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train64
- Engine20
- Unknown Or Other15
- Service Brakes14
- Electrical System12
- Exterior Lighting12
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 23. 39% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Mitsubishi Outlander years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 145 complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Outlander by model year
Other 2016 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted