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Total NHTSA Complaints
30
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Brakes & Traction Control
10 reports (33.3%)
Crash Incident Reports
5
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
5
1 fire • 4 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 30 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 10 complaints (33.3% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 5 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 4 report one or more injuries.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 30 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Brakes & Traction Control accounts for 33.3% of submissions (10 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Air Bags & Restraints (8), Electrical System (7).
  • • Crash Incidents: 5 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 1 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 4 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Brakes & Traction Control
10
33.3%
Air Bags & Restraints
8
26.7%
Electrical System
7
23.3%
Body & Structure
3
10%
Powertrain & Transmission
3
10%
#1 33.3% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

10 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
#2 26.7% SHARE

Air Bags & Restraints

8 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 4 Crash 🩹 2 Injury
⚠️ 2 Associated Recall Campaigns
#3 23.3% SHARE

Electrical System

7 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

🔥 1 Fire
#4 10% SHARE

Body & Structure

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash 🩹 1 Injury
⚠️ 2 Associated Recall Campaigns
Federal Oversight

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

Formal engineering analyses and preliminary evaluations opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

ODI Action #DP22005 CLOSED Defect Petition (DP)
Opened: 2023-01-27 • Closed: 2023-08-07
Subject / Subsystem
Pedestrian alert sounds
Affected Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
Recall Linkage
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander

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

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11723868
Filed: 03/12/2026
Defect Report

"See attached document for complaint. The vehicle was sold without disclosure of an active airbag safety recall involving explosive deployment. Disclosure occurred only after contracts were executed and funds tendered. Had this life-safety information been disclosed prior to sale, the vehicle would..."

Body & Structure ODI #11718517
Filed: 02/17/2026
Defect Report

"See attached document for complaint"

Seats & Interior ODI #11715727
Filed: 02/04/2026
Defect Report

"The drivers seat-back tilts back slowly on its own. Ill move the seat-back upright before I start driving and it'll slowly tilt back on its own while im driving."

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11713609
Filed: 01/27/2026
⚠️ Crash Cited 🩹 1 Injury

"I am reporting a safety concern involving complete airbag non-deployment in a frontal collision. On January 9, 2026 I was involved in a frontal collision while driving my Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. The impact caused significant front-end damage, and the vehicle was subsequently deemed a total loss..."

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11690395
Filed: 09/29/2025
Defect Report

"The contact owns a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that the message "Service Air Bags" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was advised to pay a fee for a diagnostic test. The contact declined, and the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The..."

Multi-Year Trend

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 Current Page 30 5 5 Current
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 26 3 1 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Mitsubishi Outlander 16 4 1 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Mitsubishi Outlander 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 18 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 5 3 0 2 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 1 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 2 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 2 0 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 1 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 2 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander

What are the most common reported problems with the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander is Brakes & Traction Control, appearing in 10 records (33.3% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Air Bags & Restraints (8) and Electrical System (7).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 30 consumer defect complaints and 5 safety recall campaigns for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander, 5 filings cite a crash, 1 cite smoke or fire, and 4 report one or more injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs

Has NHTSA formally investigated defects on the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander (all closed).

Federal defect investigations are formal engineering evaluations opened when safety defect trends emerge, and do not by themselves establish a confirmed defect or mandatory recall.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Registry
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

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