AutoUtility currently tracks 26 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 7 complaints (26.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 26 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Engine & Cooling (7 reports • 26.9% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Powertrain & Transmission (6), Electrical System (5)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Engine & Cooling
Powertrain & Transmission
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #22V563000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Electrical System
Air Bags & Restraints
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The contact owns a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and failed to accelerate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure persisted after driving for more than an hour. The vehicle..."
"The vehicle has exhibited recurring ignition-system and powertrain malfunctions involving repeated ignition-coil failures, engine misfires, and catalyst-system efficiency faults. These issues cause intermittent loss of power, hesitation during acceleration, and unstable engine performance. The..."
"The touchscreen for the main infotainment system is becoming unresponsive. It’s impossible to use the most basic functions while driving without being distracted. It’s caused me to swerve & almost lose control of the vehicle on multiple occasions— as it distracted me from driving because initially..."
"So my push to start has to be pushed twice in order to crank the vehicle and when I first got the car about 9 months ago it didn’t do that and about since January the computer system failed twice and it showed a message about the computer system don’t remember exactly what it said and took a 1/2 to..."
"The contact owns a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle almost stalled. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted to schedule an appointment for a recall repair; however, the contact was..."
Complaint History for Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 232 | 6 | 9 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 163 | 9 | 8 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 73 | 11 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 21 | 4 | 2 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 47 | 9 | 1 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Current Page | 26 | 1 | 1 | Current |
| 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 17 | 0 | 1 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 11 | 0 | 1 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 7 | 0 | 0 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 12 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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