NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Recalls
The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 57
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 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 2014–2017, 2019–2020 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 2014–2017, 2019–2020 Outlander, 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 2014–2017, 2019 Outlander, 1 other model
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 18V620000
- Reported
- September 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Outlander, 3 other models
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
- Campaign
- 18V621000
- Reported
- September 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58,916
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Outlander, 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V591000
- Reported
- September 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Outlander
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 57 owner complaints about the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander, the newest on September 15, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander, the component group named most often is the engine (21%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the electrical system (16%).
1 of the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 27,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System9
- Structure8
- Unknown Or Other8
- Exterior Lighting5
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 9. 49% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 57 complaints about the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Outlander by model year
Other 2018 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted