2000 Mitsubishi Mirage Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 6%of 35 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 142,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage, 6% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 142,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My entire back tail lights, side lights, and dash lights failed and due to this another driver bumped my vehicle because my lights went totally out as I was driving and I could not see anything on the dash and it was night time when this happened, they worked before I entered my vehicle. My headlights are very dim as well since the incident and I cannot adjust them from inside.”
NHTSA complaint #10508341, filed 2013-04, 142,000 miles“I first started noticing that my dashboard lights werent coming on, but was unaware that my parking lights were also directly affected by this. Then while traveling down the expressway another motorest continuously kept flashing his lilghts at me from behind. Now it was dark so I thought that something major was wrong. I pulled over to notice that my tail lights werent on as well as my parking lights . So I took my car to a friend who works on foreign cars and he tested everything but couldnt find a problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10105683, filed 2005-01Related service bulletins
- 10211530Apr 7, 2022This Technical Service Bulletin was sent to dealers to explain the difference between normal dew condensation, which is a natural phenomenon, and water penetration caused by…
- 10170074Aug 28, 2015This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage
9 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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