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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Every Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution model year on file, 2003 to 2015. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2297 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132003 to 2015
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins754Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 98, 43% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0255075100200398200520072009201120132015
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
134
Engine and cooling
34
Stability and traction control
31
Electrical system
16
Structure
13
Fuel system
12
Suspension
11
Steering
10
Brakes
10
Speed control
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2015Sedan30.0192150
2014Sedan633.3302165
2013Sedan425.0121178
2012Sedan30.0101076
2011Sedan110.0553083
2010Sedan283.61335087
2009Sedan20.075072
2008Sedan360.01004082
2007Not decoded0NoneNone1024
2006Sedan240.0502030
2005Sedan1414.3292041
2004Not decoded0NoneNone1028
2003Sedan981.02972038
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

  • 18V-071 Jan 26, 2018
    Sunroof glass may detach from the sunroof assembly, becoming a road hazard to other vehicles
    Visibility and wipers · 57k vehicles
  • 17V-609 Sep 29, 2017
    These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating
    Electrical system · 133k vehicles
  • 16V-458 Jun 23, 2016
    In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from…
    Suspension · 195k vehicles
  • 16V-334 May 23, 2016
    In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term…
    Airbags · 39k vehicles
  • 15V-546 Aug 31, 2015
    Affected turbocharged vehicles have a right parking brake cable that may contact the fuel tank, wearing away the tank's protective coating
    Fuel system · 1,497 vehicles
  • 15V-233 Apr 20, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the blower motor may fail
    Visibility and wipers · 77k vehicles
  • 15V-232 Apr 20, 2015
    Affected vehicles have an electronic control unit (ECU) that controls the head lights, tail lights, and windshield wipers
    Electrical system · 53k vehicles
  • 14V-562 Sep 12, 2014
    Affected vehicles, manufactured with 4B1 engines, have an engine pulley and belt arrangement for turning the alternator, the cooling fan and the…
    Engine and cooling · 166k vehicles
  • 14V-281 May 27, 2014
    Affected vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the power steering pressure tube and the crossmember brace
    Steering · 146 vehicles
  • 13V-446 Sep 19, 2013
    In the affected vehicles, the clutch master cylinder can fail
    Powertrain · 10k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.