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Selling a junk Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Any Outlander Sport sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.

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What owners report about the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

NHTSA has 720 owner complaints on file for the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, model years 2011 to 2022, the 338th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (177, 25%), engine (86, 12%), electrical system (82, 11%). 47 complaints involved a crash, 1 a fire, and 53 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 50,666 miles. The 2015 model year has the most complaints (281). Data as of 2026-10-12.

When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport by model year

YearComplaintsMost reportedCrashFireRecallsMedian miles
201147Engine501085,603
201218Air bags306—
201359Electrical system501069,800
201461Transmission and drivetrain80656,000
2015281Transmission and drivetrain21949,500
201642Engine20817,500
201747Electrical system70034,000
201837Electrical system602—
201942Other801—
202034Engine101—
202131Driver assistance001—
202221Driver assistance001—

Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport recalls

NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for visibility and wipers (4), transmission and drivetrain (4), body and structure (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.

  • 2019 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 22V563000, Aug 2022): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with continuously variable transmissions and mechanical key ignition systems. A software error in the transmis…
  • 2013 model year, suspension (campaign 21V144000, Mar 2021): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentu…
  • 2016 model year, parking brake (campaign 20V741000, Nov 2020): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2016 Outlander and Outlander Sport vehicles. The rust prevention coating on the rear brake operating shafts could have been peeled off during the assembly…
  • 2011 model year, body and structure (campaign 20V279000, May 2020): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2008-2010 Lancer, 2009-2010 Lancer Sportback, 2008-2013 Outlander, and 2011-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Conne…
  • 2018 model year, electrical system (campaign 18V620000, Sep 2018): Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Outlander Sport, 2018-2019 Eclipse Cross, and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) sy…

What a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is worth as a junk car

Buyers price a junk Outlander Sport on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.

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Questions people ask

What is a junk Mitsubishi Outlander Sport worth?
What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Outlander Sport gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
Will a junkyard buy a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport that doesn't run?
Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
Should I fix an open recall before selling a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport?
Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
Where do these Mitsubishi Outlander Sport numbers come from?
From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.