Reliability & cost of ownership
Mitsubishi Mirage Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mitsubishi Mirage? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Mitsubishi Mirage problems by model year
40 recall entries and 462 owner complaints on file across 18 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Mirage | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Mirage | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Mirage | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Mirage | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Mirage | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Mirage | 1 | 9 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Mirage | 2 | 15 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Mirage | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Mirage | 2 | 39 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Mirage | 3 | 44 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Mirage | 4 | 5 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2001 Mirage | 5 | 31 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Mirage | 5 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Mirage | 6 | 57 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Mirage | 5 | 43 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Mirage | 4 | 74 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Mirage | 1 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Mirage | 1 | 69 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mitsubishi Mirage, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags125 complaints
- service brakes75 complaints
- engine and engine cooling48 complaints
- hydraulic48 complaints
- power train47 complaints
- electrical system38 complaints
- vehicle speed control32 complaints
- structure32 complaints