Mitsubishi Lancer
Registered from 2002 to 2017.
About this model
The Mitsubishi Lancer is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1973 until 2024.
From the Wikipedia article Mitsubishi Lancer, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Power train: more complaints than 98% of 2016 cars — 70% of its 30 complaints, where an ordinary 2016 car has 15%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★☆ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 168 hp · 1425 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2016 | 168 hp · 1425 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2015 | 148 hp · 1570 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2014 | 168 hp · 1570 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2013 | 168 hp · 1570 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2012 | 168 hp · 1570 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2011 | 148 hp · 1570 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2010 | 161 hp · 1570 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1537 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1375 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1335 kg · 2640 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1225 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
61% of 2016 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
16V563000
A hesitation during acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.
17V609000
If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.
18V069000
If the drive belt detaches, the battery will discharge and the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the belt tensioner with one that has an improved shape, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 27, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-001.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Electrical overstress
Engineering analysis, opened April 2019, closed September 2024.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mitsubishi filed 76 bulletins about the 2017 Lancer.
- Equipment: 37
- Engine and engine cooling: 9
- Power train: 9
- Electrical system: 7
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 4
- Fuel system, gasoline: 2
- Structure: 2
- Back over prevention: 1
- Engine: 1
- Exterior lighting: 1
- Other: 3
- Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications. · December 2025
- Service Manual Revision - This Technical Service Bulletin provides corrections to the description of special tools used to install the oil seal within the Automatic Transaxle sections of the… · July 2024
- Service Manual Revision - This Technical Service Bulletin instructs dealers to diagnose and test drive vehicles exhibiting a shudder or surge condition possibly caused by poor reaction of the… · April 2024
- Service Manual Revision - This Technical Service Bulletin instructs dealers to diagnose and test drive vehicles exhibiting a shudder or surge condition possibly caused by poor reaction of the… · April 2024
- Service Manual Revision - This Technical Service Bulletin provides the procedure for diagnostic trouble code and on-vehicle service for belt & pulley assembly on certain CVT models. · March 2024
- This is a Dealer Letter sent to dealers informing that Mitsubishi Technical Training has launched the 3rd quarterly technician quiz for 2023. · August 2023
- This Technical Service Bulletin provides service manual corrections to the CVT maintenance procedure. · May 2023
- This Technical Service Bulletin provides instructions and material safety data sheets for removal of rap-film adhesive residue. · May 2023
68 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.