Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has 63 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
63
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
16V563000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | CVT transmission is slipping really bad and TPS not working . |
| Aug 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I bought a Mitsubishi outlander 2016 and just in couple of month the car doesn’t want to engage on t... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Delay in the accelerating pedal and hesitation, transmission will chande gear abnormal.Ac went out a... |
| May 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving home from work when the car started to violently shudder. I took my foot off the accel... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission control module Shifting goes into limp mode and doesn't allow acceleration until the c... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | While traveling on the highway, as I accelerated, my vehicle began to shutter as if it was about to ... |
| Sep 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the veh... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I am having a problem with accelerating while driving. Car starts to jerk or stutter while driving. |
| Jun 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH ... |
| Mar 29, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My wife and I were at the beach when the truck started jerking really bad. I knew from the motion th... |
| Feb 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I think the problem it’s on the transmission as the car is presenting hesitation and shuddering when... |
| Feb 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated while accelerating at various... |
| Feb 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I bought the vehicle in November 2022 with 88000 Miles. I started to feel a noise that seemed to be... |
| Feb 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | This vehicle is dangerous and going to kill someone. I owned it 4 months and had to have it taken to... |
| Jan 28, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission not shifting properly make the car disengage while driving |
| Dec 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated after parking the vehicle, the vehi... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated upon dep... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving at various speed... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | car go's fast and take off at a hi speed' transmission slips out of gear; and stops' and can't get t... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | While driving on the highway the vehicle started jumping RPM and jerking violently. The RPM would ri... |