The Lancer is a solid vehicle, but aside from its roomy cabin and comfortable ride, there's little reason to recommend it over other more entertaining rivals.

2003 Highlights

Midway through the year, Mitsubishi will unleash its Lancer Evolution, a rally racing-inspired road burner that sends 271 horsepower through all four of its 17-inch wheels.

Consumer reviews

Read what other owners think about the 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer.

Overall Consumer Rating

4.5118 reviews

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5(67%)

4(22%)

3(10%)

2(0%)

1(1%)

Most helpful consumer reviews

200,000 miles and still rolling smooth

imanilove,07/13/2012

I'm a second owner, I had this car for over 6 years now. This car has been through the ringer and has been dogged out. Like most cars some issues have arisen such as the tie rods, and timing belt which I think is quite normal for a car with 200,000 miles. Other than that I just kept up on regular with oil changes and it's still riding strong. I would recommend a lancer to anyone looking

Great Car

ryans93,02/20/2012

We have owned the Lancer since it was new and it has been a fantastic car. It still looks great, gets good gas mileage, is fun to drive, and little has gone wrong with it. The build quality is excellent and the interior has held up extremely well with almost no rattles and still tight after 9 years and 150k. Other than regular maintenance, few problems have arisen on the car, and it's

Its a okay car

Mitsufreak,11/13/2002

The Lancer is a okay car, it lacks in power, design, interior, and some other things, but it saves alot of gas

Watch for the heater/air switch

jen,08/28/2010

I seen a review above me about the heater knob not turning to air conditioning. So I decided to chime in. I had the same issue and so did all 3 of my friends who own the same year lancer. Never on recall and they refused to fix it. 3k was the estimate. I traded it in this year got 2,200 trade because of the knob. It also had issues with the timing belt I had to replace it 2x's under

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Features & Specs

MPG

21 city / 28 hwy

Seats 5

4-speed automatic

Gas

120 hp @ 5500 rpm

MPG

21 city / 28 hwy

Seats 5

4-speed automatic

Gas

120 hp @ 5500 rpm

MPG

23 city / 30 hwy

Seats 5

5-speed manual

Gas

120 hp @ 5500 rpm

MPG

23 city / 30 hwy

Seats 5

5-speed manual

Gas

120 hp @ 5500 rpm

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Safety

NHTSA Overall Rating

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers independent analysis.

Frontal Barrier Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver4 / 5
Passenger4 / 5
Side Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Side Barrier Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver2 / 5
Passenger4 / 5
Combined Side Barrier & Pole Ratings
Front SeatNot Rated
Back SeatNot Rated
Rollover
Rollover4 / 5
Dynamic Test ResultNo Tip
Risk Of RolloverNot Rated

IIHS Rating

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.

Side Impact Test
Poor
Roof Strength Test
Not Tested
Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
Marginal
IIHS Small Overlap Front Test
Not Tested
Moderate Overlap Front Test
Good

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Used 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Overview

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Should I lease or buy a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer?

Is it better to lease or buy a car? Ask most people and they'll probably tell you that car buying is the way to go. And from a financial perspective, it's true, provided you're willing to make higher monthly payments, pay off the loan in full and keep the car for a few years. Leasing, on the other hand, can be a less expensive option on a month-to-month basis. It's also good if you're someone who likes to drive a new car every three years or so.

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