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Fuel systemPart report

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Fuel system Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
16%of 50 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the fuel system of the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander, 16% of the 50 complaints for this model year. 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.

“Our vehicles gas door would not open to get gas. During the 2nd and 3rd repair they damaged our vehicle. Worst of all on the last repair they modified our gas tank. They said they took it off another vehicle. Mine was a locking door now it isn’t. Since this was done the vehicle smells of gas when you fill it up and the miles to empty is off about 100 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11756256, filed 2026-08

“The electrical system in my 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander has repeatedly malfunctioned since September 2023. The primary failure involves the dashboard completely shutting down while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in the loss of critical driving information such as speed and system warnings. The issue is intermittent but ongoing and may be available for inspection upon request. This failure creates a serious safety risk because I am unable to see essential driving information while operating the vehicle, placing both myself and my family at risk. …”

NHTSA complaint #11732587, filed 2026-04

“The EV portion of the PHEV is often not providing power to the motors, even though, there are still plenty of battery power available. The vehicle sometimes gave Power Reduced warning that usually went away after 30 minutes, and the vehicle cannot go into EV mode. When in EV mode and just cruising on the highway, it barely has power to keep up with traffic and sometimes it is losing speed just on a slight incline on the road causing me to move over or take it out of EV mode just to get power from the gas engine. In one occasion, I driving in EV mode and merging onto the highway. …”

NHTSA complaint #11734374, filed 2026-04

“1) 12/20/2024: Took the car to a Mitsubishi dealer as the 'Check Engine Light' was ON for a few days. They erased the code but could not diagnose the cause. Returned home and could NOT charge the car using the same standard outlet (level 1) I used since I bought the car. The instrument cluster displayed the following (Please see Pic 1): a) Error message 'PHEV System Fault, Service Required'. b) Check engine light. c) Forward Collision Mitigation System [FCM] OFF warning light. d) Rear Automatic Emergency Braking [Rear AEB] system OFF warning light. e) Plug-in hybrid EV system warning light. …”

NHTSA complaint #11638649, filed 2025-01

“I took this car 2 times to the dealership about the same issue the steering wheel it has a lose parts inside keep giving a weird noise and the second issue the gas smell inside the cabin if you stop the vehicle on hot day and the ac running they are a very bad gas smell coming inside the cabin throw the ac vents i looked on this issue online alot of people have this issue dealership said can't smell nothing they don't want to put the work in to this issue i need help please even last night we smelled it its very bad alot they said On line other people that the gas tank vents on hot day the…”

NHTSA complaint #11607670, filed 2024-08

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025213%
2024312%
2023816%
20222813%
201927%
201824%
201653%
201548%
201412%
201135%
201012%
200912%
200711%
2006210%
200436%
200365%

Other parts of the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander

Electrical system
12 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Other or unknown
7 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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