Used 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Consumer Reviews

Not too bad. actually pretty good

It's not all it is cracked up to be....

Firstly this vehicle is catered to a cheaper market i get it but it is none the less a vehicle that should have not ever left the drawing board. Firstly I am luck to have only rented this vehicle and not purchased it. That is really dodging a bullet. Ok picture this a car salesman doing his job and trying to sale you a car talking about all the features in the car blah blah blah. With that being said there are things you would never pick up on when you are on a test drive. So lets get started...First the car is so under powered and is poor at accelerating I think my poodle can run fast than this car. Pretty much don't rely on this car if you need to get out of the way or move out of danger quickly. Truth be told I was getting on a highway on ramp and it took forever to accelerate. Secondly I think they rushed the design of this engine or at least the cruise control system....I'm sorry to say but it is garbage. Why is it garbage you might ask? If it is not busy increasing and decreasing rapidly the RPM's it's busy struggling to keep up with you speed change request. Not just that the way it engages it the most counter intuitive way to engage it. To engage it you turn on the master switch on the steering column, then while you are at the desired speed release the acceleration pedal the depress the set mode then hold the accelerate mode on the steering column for approx 8-15 second to see any increase in RPM, then finally it increases but just maybe 100-300 increase in RPM, then finally it gets up to 3000-4000 RPM. Mind you i'm going highway speeds at level ground give or take. It was more annoying to have the cruise control on than anything so i just left it off for the duration. The electronic information available to the driver is very minimal would be nice to know whats going on with the car while your driving. The entertainment system is an attempt to stay with the times but it has a ways to go....not to user friendly to driver in particular the satellite radio functions. Finally there is only on usb and that is in the central arm rest. Its funny that it has the option for a line in component such as a mp3 player but physically there is no location to plug in the line in... It wouldn't have been for those items to be corrected i would say this car could have the potential to last more than 5-8 years. I can just see the lemon tree grow......Good try Mitsubishi but i'm not convinced. I'll give it to you though your partners on the lancer side of the house have got it down but this Out-lander Sport needs to be redesigned.

Don't buy this car you will be sorry.

The car has a metallic chain noise that comes and goes intermittently as you take off or when your going up hills or driving low. You have to use expensive gas 89 the dealership will tell you and you will still hear the noise chain (makes me think of a bike chain dragging) noise after. The dealership even told me to get the fuel injector cleaned and I still get the same noise with that done a few times and with octane boost put in with the gas. Don't buy this car. I want back to the dealer and I was told that the motor is making the SUV make that sound with all the power it need to run the car and it will always make that noise and it would only get worst in the winter time and get louder. I got a new car to have a problem free car not have a lot of new problems. The material that the seats are made with are cheap and the moldings at the bottom of the seats where made very cheap and will come off if you tap them and break. The SUV basically has no trunks you just have a cargo cover over your make shift trunk area and the bluetooth system is horrible you will be frustrated after the car asks you like four times whats the name of the person you want to call and then asks you actually want to call them over and over again. The radio is hard to navigate if you get the radio stereo stuck on repeat or shuffle you have to play with it a long time to get it off. Good luck and don't choose this problem car I want to trade this car in for something that isn't Mitsubishi now. First and last time buying a Mitsubishi. BUYER BEWARE. Don't buy it you will be sorry and in for a big head ache and disappointment.

The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2015

This vehicle is not worth purchasing you will pay upper 20,000.00 for this vehicle and when you try to resale or trade in you will not get even half of your money back you will loose pretty much every penny you put into the vehicle plus purchase price no matter how well you take care of the vehicle. If you have 1 strut replaced by the dealership they will charge you around 1200.00 and a strut you can purchase online for less than 200.00 and install yourself it is very easily done and only takes about 45 minutes to do. The Dealership is always trying to push you into letting them service the vehicle which is ok if you need them to but they tell you it is like 20 bucks but when you go to pick it up it is over 100.00.....what!!!!! This vehicle is very unsafe for your wife or daughter to be driving in, if you care for them do not put them in one of these vehicles, do not believe me buy one drive it yourself for 2 yrs you will understand then, I know I was foolish enough to purchase one.

Hot/Cold

The only and BIG complaint I have is the heating and air condition system. Even if you have the dial on the last blue square you still get hot air coming out of the vents. If you are sitting at a red light for any period of time you break out in a sweat. When driving on a 50-60 mph highway you have to keep adjusting the dial. Even if you run the air condition you still have to keep adjusting the dial. The service dept. at the dealership where I bought the vehicle says that this is the design of the system. I think they need to go back to the design board with this. Is anyone else having this problem?

Bought new for $18K with the 2.4 and happy

My wife commutes to work 40+ miles a day and I'm not into throwing money away on racking up mileage on a nice car. Been there done that. So this one was on sale and I used trucar to get this for around $18K new. I got the 2.4L, no issues with power. It's a basic no frills Japanese compact SUV. Decent comfort and had held up. Almost no bells and whistles. Storage behind the rear seat is below average, with the seats folded OK. So why 5 stars? For the money I couldn't be happier. It's worked well as a cheap commuter and my repair costs have been $0.00. Handling and braking is good. Fuel mileage is average. Paint and trim has held up. Mitshu gets a bad rap, but in 50K+ miles I'm completely satisfied with how this has held up. It's overall dynamics are exactly as it was when I drove it off the lot new. Her previous Nissan Quest couldn't make that claim nor the Chrysler T&C from before that. One more thing: you do your own oil changes, this may be the fastest with no jack needed and everything easily accessible. I get it done in 10 min or less. So if you have your nice car at home and need a commuter on a budget I'd recommend this for sure. I'm sure used these are dirt cheap.

I named mine, Carl.

I've had Carl now for a year and it's the best sm lil SUV I've ever driven, it's 2.4 and 18 in. Wheels sometimes bark off acceleration from stops... OOOPPPSS! But I definitely recommend this vehicle.

Surprisingly wonderful

I have seen many reviews, most very contradictory to themselves. So I thought I'd set the record straight. Our "Mitsy" is overall a GREAT vehicle. I agree the interior is cheap. Looks cheap feels cheap. Seats are so so. Everything else is pretty damn good. Rides great, is excellent in bad weather. Our Mitsy has 70k on her and ZERO problems. We just put on new tires for the first time. Other than maintenance she is all original. Strong motor and fast exceleration. Very affordable and capable suv/cuv or whatever they are called now.

Best handling SUV

Jan/2016 bought new I've had Subys toyos and bmw awd systems and I can testify this is the best with the least amount of expensive year over year ownership cost.. is it top of the line no it's super basic exterior and interior.. but the mechanical is hands down the best... October 2024- Still runs like a top 0 maintance done to the car outside of oil changes and tires. I would say it is the most reliable suv i have driven it in ice and snow and drives amazing. Only down side is that it chews through tires. I am at 120k miles and running. Plan on buying a brand new 2.4 Outlander.

Problematic SUV stay away!!

Bought brand new 2015 Mitsubishi outlander sport , did follow all manufacture, maintenance schedule, unfortunately experienced many unpleasant situations including catalytic converter failed after 7 years ( cost around $2400 ) to replace a new catalytic converter.. transmission failed the very next year and cost me around $8000 to replace it … my advise is to stay away from outlander sports suv .. nothing but problems one after another ..

Bad car

Transmission died at 90k, shortly after both the battery and alternator, speakers just went an I think there's an issue with the computer board, catalytic converter is in its way out. Wiper linkage broke, that was 800 bucks. Ect...ect...

Traded off

We made a mistake buying this car. Bluetooth after a few months never worked... maintenance alert for oil changes sucks too. Our dealer was 90 minute drive and what brought me to the end of my rope was how rude the service department was. Went back to Toyota RAV4 which just blows the Outlander away. Worth the extra $8k.

My Outlander Sport

Good value for the money. Never had any issues with car. Always a pleasure to drive. Traded in though for Mitsubishi eclipse cross.