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2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev Electrical system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
27%of 15 total for the year
Median mileage
10,329miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev, 27% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,329 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“I picked up the car from the body shop code on dashboard EV system service required no gas or battery so went to gas station and vehicle wouldn't go into park went home called my wife and had her come outside she had to put gas in. Then drove to the dealership I had my wife get out and go get help she came out with a salesman. He saw what was going on so he called the manager and asked him what to do. He told him to take the car and give me a loaner. The only way to switch was emergency brake. Wouldn't go into park/neutral. …”

NHTSA complaint #11287561, filed 2019-12, 10,330 miles

“Started up the car and started backing up out of my garage. When I put my car into reverse I saw my charging port door open on the passenger side of the car at this point my cars back end was partially sticking out of the garage I put the car into park by pushing the park button, I opened the door got out of the car and left the door open and started to walk down the driver side towards the back end of the car I got outside the garage right next to the rear driver side tail light, and the car went into reverse and drove out of the garage it took the door and bent it back to the driver side…”

NHTSA complaint #11287508, filed 2019-12, 10,328 miles

“Started vehicle and immediately got multiple warnings including the service engine soon light. When I tried to drive the car, it had almost no acceleration. It would not start the gas engine and the regenerative braking was disabled. The rbs and acc warnings were due to the systems being disabled because the hybrid system was non functional. It was all on electric but at a severely reduced power level. I tried to turn off and turn on the car a few times but there was no change. I decided to try to plug the car into the charger for a minute to see if that would reset it, and it seemed to help. …”

NHTSA complaint #11197057, filed 2019-04, 3,547 miles

“The contact owns a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev. While driving at low speeds, the front parking sensors erroneously activated and a beeping sound was heard although no objects were present in front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to corner stone Mitsubishi (580 main st, wilmington, ma) where the front parking sensor was replaced, but the failure continued. Also, while driving, the front driver and passenger seats were very loose and moved when braking and accelerating. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 13,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11255931, filed 2019-09, 13,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018427%

Other parts of the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev

Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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