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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Recalls

The 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 2, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software

Campaign
22V563000
Reported
August 2, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 76,508
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019–2020, 2022 Outlander Sport

22V563000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the newest on September 22, 2026.

In complaints about the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the engine (26%) and the forward collision avoidance (16%).

The 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System6
  • Engine5
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Forward Collision Avoidance3
  • Power Train3
  • Vehicle Speed Control3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20224
20233
20246
20252
20264

Complaints about the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 6. 68% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander Sport year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 19 complaints about the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport by model year

Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted