AutoUtility currently tracks 11 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Powertrain & Transmission issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 4 complaints (36.4% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 11 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Powertrain & Transmission (4 reports • 36.4% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (4), Electrical System (3)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
11
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
0
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 36.4% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

4 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 36.4% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

4 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 27.3% of complaints

Electrical System

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#4 Problem Area 9.1% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 9.1% of complaints

Steering System

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11684514
Filed: 09/02/2025

"When backing up the rear camera display is too dark to see. I have altered the settings for display from auto, to night, to day, and also adjusted the brightness level all the way up, but nothing changes. It remains the same and you can't safely see what is on the camera display."

Incident Date: 09/02/2023 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11683120
Filed: 08/26/2025

"The contact owns a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the navigational screen failed to function as intended. The contact was unable to connect the cell phone to the infotainment system or use Google Maps. The failure prevented the driver from..."

Incident Date: 05/26/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11623966
Filed: 11/07/2024

"The back-up camera is BARELY visible at any time, no matter if it's daylight or dark. It is impossible to see if there is any object behind my vehicle."

Incident Date: 04/15/2023 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11582351
Filed: 04/11/2024

"Entire engine and electrical system failure not corrected with new battery or $30,000 mi. service. Once I turn car off, everything freezes up and won’t start again. Windows, steering, starter, everything locks up. Had to tow it to service 2 times in 3 weeks and they claim they can’t find problem...."

Incident Date: 04/09/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Steering System NHTSA ODI ID: #11582220
Filed: 04/10/2024

"Car suddenly freezes and no system works. Won’t start, shift, whole electric system gone. Happened several times. Very dangerous and dealer has no idea what’s wrong. Can’t get anyone at Mitsubishi to respond. Only had car 6 months and it has $36,000 miles."

Incident Date: 04/10/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

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 26 1 1 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 17 0 1 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Current Page 11 0 1 Current
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 →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 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 3 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (11). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.