2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 16%of 51 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,364miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the engine of the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander, 16% of the 51 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,364 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 bought my wife a new 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander sport es for our anniversary on 1/24/2017. The doesn't even have 5k mls on it. Recently on 9/5/17 the car started to act weird. From a stop to go the car would not drive normal. It has a slow get up to catch speed. It drives like 10mph for a wile and then sometimes goes back to normal. She has to turn the ignition from on to off so the car kind of goes back to driving normally again.”
NHTSA complaint #11022245, filed 2017-09, 5,201 miles“When accelerating from a stop or from a slower entrance speed to a highway and after getting up to speed the engine will continue to rev at higher RPM until I am off the throttle completely. Then after reapplying the transmission seems to shift down. No matter how light or steady the throttle, even barely touching throttle at all, it seems to stay in passing gear . This has the CVT tranmission and it has never done this until the last servicing of fluid change in the diffs/tranny. Currently have 77k miles. Last service was at 2k. …”
NHTSA complaint #11339598, filed 2020-07, 77,000 miles“I would that it's too early for my vehicle with 64900 miles already has an oil pan gasket that causes a leak to my vehicle every time I do oil change on time and also that I have a cooler hose of the transmission leaked and for the transmission to be in service every 60000 miles. So I filed a complaint against the manufacturer who is the cause for this model for the same year to have the same problem for having any leaks too early. So I need your help that the manufacturer should recall the same model from this year based on the mileage of the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11618600, filed 2024-10“I’ve changed the battery at least once or twice within the first 2 years of purchasing the vehicle from the dealer with zero miles on it. Lately (in the past 2 months) I’ve changed the battery at least four times or more. Some expensive batteries as well. In the past 2 months, it’s been giving me problems including stalling on me, slowing down on the highway, sometimes won’t start at all, sometimes it’ll say electrical system service required. Once it said four-wheel drive system service required on the highway as it slew down and I had to pull aside. …”
NHTSA complaint #11493486, filed 2022-11“The contact owns a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle was shuddering, and it was difficult to stabilize the steering wheel before the vehicle shut off. The check transmission message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called an independent mechanic who was unable to locate a transmission fault. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to a Mitsubishi dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11723534, filed 2026-03, 129,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10176672May 14, 2020This TSB instructs dealers how to install a new radiator and add an EPDM sponge which covers the exposed radiator core.
- 10159648Apr 25, 2019This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. The bulletin instructs dealers to confirm a list of specific Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) if vehicle experiences the…
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 7% |
| 2024 | 3 | 12% |
| 2023 | 8 | 16% |
| 2022 | 13 | 6% |
| 2020 | 2 | 6% |
| 2019 | 3 | 10% |
| 2018 | 12 | 21% |
| 2017 | 8 | 16% |
| 2016 | 20 | 14% |
| 2015 | 12 | 23% |
| 2013 | 5 | 19% |
| 2012 | 3 | 14% |
| 2011 | 19 | 33% |
| 2010 | 12 | 20% |
| 2009 | 4 | 9% |
| 2008 | 5 | 9% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 1 | 5% |
| 2004 | 2 | 4% |
| 2003 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander
12 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsLane departure
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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