Used 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Consumer Reviews
Used Outlander Sport for sale
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2016 Outlander Sport, so we've included reviews for other years of the Outlander Sport since its last redesign.
If you live with snow, stay away
Jesse, 03/14/2016
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport ES 4dr SUV 4WD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 18 people found this review helpful
I live in Minnesota, and we get a lot of snow usually. So I thought an all wheel drive would be a great choice for my commute vehicle. Well, when it snows I'm in fear of driving this car. It has the factory Nexen tires I'm familiar with. They are known to be cheap summer tires people put on custom after market rims for summer driving. They claim to be all season with light snow rating, could not be anymore inaccurate. I will be buying new tires before our next winter to see it it helps. But coming from the factory, this car scares me driving in any kind of snow. Even if it's only a few inches. It reminds me of my younger years trying to drive a car on bald tires in snow. Even in all wheel drive it does not handle or stop with 2 inches of snow. Aside from that, once the brakes locked up on me after driving through a snow 6 inch snow bank. I couldn't have been going more than 5mph and the brakes did not function and left me sliding 2 car lengths before I stopped. I had no control, luckily I was in a parking lot. I am very lucky the one winter I drove this vehicle we seen a very low amount of snowfall and I have another vehicle to use. Besides all of the awful unsafe winter use of this vehicle, it's not bad. It had one recall repair already for potential stalling when hitting the accelerator, which mine never did. Another problem I had multiple times was with long road trips and using cruise control. It would just stop working completely. When I would hit traffic or non passable cars and turn off the cruise control a few times within a short time it would stop working until I was done driving and had the car parked for awhile. The acceleration is the worst of any car I have ever owned in my life. It is so slow from a dead stop that I will not pull out in traffic unless the next upcoming car is 2 or 3 football fields away. Once on the road acceleration is ok. Summer driving is good. On average tank of gas I will average 26-28mpg with 80% highway. Every single fill up I hand dial to see. Winter driving averages 22-25 with 70% city driving. Overall would I buy this vehicle know all that? That is a BIG NO. After a year of ownership I looked into trading it in and it depreciated A LOT . Easily worth 25% less than when I bought it. If I bought a new pickup truck I would see 25% drop until it was paid off. This is not a safe winter vehicle, maybe new tires will help, but I'm not sure about the brake issue with snow.
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Dont expect to much
gfish556, 01/30/2015
updated 02/03/2017
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE 4dr SUV 4WD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 15 people found this review helpful
Does not get great MPG! I only get 16 MPG running around town. Traded in a large 6.0 yukon that got 13 MPG thinking this would do better. Noisy and cheap, They put 18" tires hoping to give it a better ride but sill rides rough. Its a compact car trying to be a crossover SUV. But for a cheap 4x4 its worth the money. It does has a great warranty. The SE is way better inside than the ES, But the ES is cheaper to. Dont expect to wow! anyone with this car. Nothing great about it? Except you cant by a cheaper 4x4 for the price. And no towing at all! No class 2 hitch for bikes are allowed, voids the warranty. So forget about taking bikes and kids someplace.
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J.Farnsworth, 08/07/2019
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport ES 4dr SUV 4WD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Replaced my CVT transmission 3 x within a year less than 10k miles
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Love it more everyday
Michael Ryan, 12/11/2020
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.4 SEL 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
waited to write a review had it for almost 4 years and still on original tires and brake pads. Drives better than my X3 and unlike my old bmw isnt in the shop all the time in fact never, just oil changes. Great car, hauls ass with 2.4, love the gate shifter, dont use the paddle shifters, this car handles curves like a dream with the sel package wheels and gate shifter. Cons: XM radio cuts out by power lines not sure why, took it dealer yep cuts out by power lines sorry. Rough ride, but guess what thats why it handles well, get a gmc terrain if you want a cushy ride but fell like your going to roll at every offramp. Girlfriend hates the CVT transmission, I love the CVT. I almost bought a honda hrv and glad i didnt, i have leather, xenon headlights, heated seats, and added mitsubishi roof racks for the ultimate suv. Great Great car, never understand the ratings, dont believe them.
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Beware of seduction
Nick Barstow, 09/07/2021
updated 09/18/2024
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport ES 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 7 people found this review helpful
You should know that this vehicle for all its charm is plagued by a huge drawback, it's transmission will certainly fail you , 60 -120 thousand miles and plan on a $6000 replacement fee or have a good warranty. Then if lucky, find someone to put it in for you. It will fail suddenly without warning and the dealer will bleed you in "diagnostic" fees, the ultimate answer will be replacement. This vehicle is a bad one. It's the dreaded cvt, get somthing reliable if you exceed 50k miles
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