AutoUtility currently tracks 26 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 8 complaints (30.8% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 3 filings cite a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 26 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (8 reports • 30.8% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (6), Brakes & Traction Control (4)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 3 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 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
26
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
3
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
2
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander

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

#1 Problem Area 30.8% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

8 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.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 1 injury report entry
#2 Problem Area 23.1% of complaints

Electrical System

6 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 15.4% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

4 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 15.4% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

4 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
#5 Problem Area 11.5% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
🩹 1 injury report entry
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 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander

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

Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11755933
1 Injury Entry Filed: 08/10/2026

"The contact owns a 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the Forward Collision Avoidance system failed to activate as needed and the vehicle nearly crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact stated that during the failure, the vehicle in..."

Incident Date: 11/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11755906
Filed: 08/10/2026

"My 2024 Outlander locked all the doors while the engine was running and the FAST key was inside the vehicle. I exited normally through the driver’s door and did not intentionally lock the vehicle. I want this documented on the repair order and I’d like the keyless-operation system checked,..."

Incident Date: 08/10/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11753974
Filed: 07/31/2026

"The contact rented a 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander from Drivo Car Rental. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound. The contact stated that there was a vibrating sound coming from the hood. The front windshield was fractured on the passenger's side, and..."

Incident Date: 05/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11754088
Filed: 07/31/2026

"The vehicle exhibits an intense, overpowering raw gasoline smell inside the passenger cabin, specifically originating from beneath the rear seat area. When the climate control/AC fan is turned on, raw fuel vapors are siphoned directly out of the dashboard air vents into the faces of the occupants,..."

Incident Date: 06/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11745339
Filed: 06/20/2026

"Front driver seat belt does not retract and has caused damage to door. Vehicle is available for inspection. We are worried that the seatbelt will not function properly in an accident since is does not function properly now. No confirmation by dealer, going in next week for service, however, dealer..."

Incident Date: 12/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS
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

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander 234 7 5 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander 168 9 8 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Mitsubishi Outlander 51 7 6 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander 70 8 6 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Mitsubishi Outlander 30 5 5 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander 31 5 3 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Mitsubishi Outlander 0 0 2 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander 212 14 9 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander 46 2 2 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Current Page 26 3 1 Current
2025 Mitsubishi Outlander 16 4 1 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Mitsubishi Outlander 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 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 23 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 1 0
SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 2 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 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 (26). 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.
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.