Selling a junk Mitsubishi Outlander
Any Outlander 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
NHTSA has 1,746 owner complaints on file for the Mitsubishi Outlander, model years 2003 to 2022, the 205th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (174, 10%), suspension (169, 10%), body and structure (158, 9%). 176 complaints involved a crash, 20 a fire, and 133 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 65,000 miles. The 2022 model year has the most complaints (320). 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 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 149 | Suspension | 12 | 6 | 6 | 70,200 |
| 2004 | 73 | Suspension | 13 | 0 | 4 | 71,578 |
| 2005 | 26 | Suspension | 5 | 0 | 1 | 104,500 |
| 2006 | 25 | Lights | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 175 | Suspension | 10 | 5 | 9 | 102,394 |
| 2008 | 80 | Suspension | 1 | 2 | 12 | 94,000 |
| 2009 | 61 | Visibility and wipers | 5 | 0 | 13 | 85,000 |
| 2010 | 76 | Engine | 6 | 0 | 10 | 75,000 |
| 2011 | 88 | Engine | 3 | 0 | 8 | 69,500 |
| 2012 | 34 | Transmission and drivetrain | 3 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2013 | 34 | Visibility and wipers | 4 | 0 | 5 | 68,939 |
| 2014 | 58 | Air bags | 13 | 0 | 4 | 45,000 |
| 2015 | 81 | Transmission and drivetrain | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35,000 |
| 2016 | 210 | Transmission and drivetrain | 19 | 3 | 8 | 59,500 |
| 2017 | 81 | Brakes | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37,000 |
| 2018 | 83 | Other | 14 | 0 | 6 | 25,000 |
| 2019 | 46 | Brakes | 8 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2020 | 46 | Electrical system | 8 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 320 | Body and structure | 25 | 1 | 7 | 25,000 |
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 recalls
NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for visibility and wipers (5), electrical system (4), body and structure (4). 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.
- 2014 model year, body and structure (campaign 26V252000, Apr 2026): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spri…
- 2014 model year, body and structure (campaign 25V507000, Aug 2025): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles sold and/or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinoi…
- 2022 model year, driver assistance (campaign 25V369000, Jun 2025): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Outlander and 2023-2025 Outlander PHEV vehicles. Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the rearview camer…
- 2022 model year, driver assistance (campaign 23V345000, Jun 2023): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Outlander and 2023 Outlander PHEV vehicles. Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the backup camera rearview im…
- 2022 model year, driver assistance (campaign 22V470000, Jul 2022): Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2022 Outlander vehicles. The rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software error. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the r…
What a Mitsubishi Outlander is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Outlander 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 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 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 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?
- 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 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.