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2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
22%of 32 total for the year
Median mileage
79,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander, 22% of the 32 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 79,000 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.

“While traveling on the freeway at 70mph, the car suddenly started flashing warnings of EV system required stop safely , rbs service required! , and the service engine soon light came on. Also, I wasn't able to accelerate over 20mph. I quickly exited the freeway and turned off the car. When I restarted it, the car seemed to operate normally as far as the acceleration, but the service engine light soon light remained and the brake! Forward collision mitigation system started to randomly kick in. …”

NHTSA complaint #11405790, filed 2021-03, 1,700 miles

“Forward collision warning light comes on with no car in front of me and car starts braking. I did see that Mitsubishi was recalling these cars with this particular problem but I have not received a recall notice.”

NHTSA complaint #11437428, filed 2021-10

“I was making a turn out of a driveway across a three-lane streets into the left turn lane on the street in front of my children's School, while pulling out of the driveway and crossing the lanes, having clear distance to cross the lanes and visual confirmation from the oncoming drivers as they were waiting for me to proceed, my car abruptly stopped, it breaks on its own and left me across the three lanes sideways exposed to be t-boned. It would not start or move out of the stopped position. I tried to put the car in park and again in drive to no avail the car still would not budge. …”

NHTSA complaint #11680254, filed 2025-08

“The contact owns a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at 25 MPH, a be careful due to icy roads message appeared, but it was the middle of May and there was no ice or cold weather in sight. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11740553, filed 2026-05, 79,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Forward Collision Mitigation warning light illuminated, causing the vehicle to independently brake. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V620000 (Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance); as a possible cause for the failure; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that there was continuous chime during the failure and the vehicle accelerated or decelerated unexpectedly. …”

NHTSA complaint #11772657, filed 2026-10, 134,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025320%
2024415%
202348%
20222612%
2020722%
201913%
201812%
201736%
201632%

Other parts of the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander

Electrical system
12 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander

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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