NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Recalls
The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 30, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, 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 Sport
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 20V741000
- Reported
- November 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,758
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 20V279000
- Reported
- May 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2015 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 2011–2015 Outlander Sport
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 18V070000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,354
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 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 2015 Outlander Sport, 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
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 16V867000
- Reported
- December 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,228
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 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 2015 Outlander Sport, 2 other models
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the newest on June 7, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the component group named most often is the engine (31%), followed by the power train (27%) and the electrical system (19%).
1 of the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 19,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine8
- Power Train7
- Electrical System5
- Unknown Or Other4
- Service Brakes3
- Steering3
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 5. 54% 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 Sport drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander Sport year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 26 complaints about the 2016 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 2016 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: June 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted