Used 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Consumer Reviews

2015 Outlander Sport

Great little SUV, drives like a car, big enough for 4 people, huge trunk for its size, great great mileage.

I like my Outlander Sport

I have been very happy with his car after putting good all season radial tires on it. the factory provided tires are very poor in snow

Rattle Can on Wheels

I bought this little thing used with 48,000 miles and at 58,000 the 4 wheel drive system failed. I had extended warranty which refused to fix the issue the car sat for 6 months waiting on parts. Finally got it back and the rattles slowly started now its embarrassing to start the car in front of anyone I know because so much noise is being produced. The horrid cvt transmission is whining and I can only imagine when that will fail. The back tail gate is starting to rust I can see it under the paint the plastic interior is so scratched up a tiny scuff with leave a mark. It rides like a horse and carriage and it guzzles gas to have such a small engine. I also have never owned a car with this low of miles that burns oil like this thing does

Buddy on the road

I have been a customer since1989. I currently own a sport outlander, I love it. I don't need super fast acceleration, it's kept me from making risky maneuvers. If a theft is attempted, the car just breaks down. I love the understated style (incognito). I reside in Downtown Detroit and the car insurance rate is bearable. It safely gets me from point A toZ. Service from dealership is very good. Can't beat the warranty. A satisfied customer.

Transmission neds replacing after 140,000

Coming home from work and can transmission started to slip, then just would not move. Had it towed to shop and it needs a new transmission. Would not recommend due to issues with CTV transmission

If you live with snow, stay away

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.

Dont expect to much

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.

Transmission

Replaced my CVT transmission 3 x within a year less than 10k miles

Love it more everyday

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.

Beware of seduction

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

Tires

Bought this brand new in January of 2016. No problems until it snowed a little. Car slipped and slid down the road less than a mile from my home toward my destination. The Anti lock system engaged and could not control the car. These tires that the factory put on, are garbage. My car was built in Normal IL, and we all know about snow here. Why didn't they put all terrain tires on this car is beyond me.

2015 Navigation system SUCKS

The navigation system on the 2015 model uses voice controls for phone and navigation. However, I only recently discovered after buying my car and not being able to use voice controls to enter a destination address that for everything this super duper deluxe navigation system does it doesn't do the one very important function of a navigation system. Which is being able to speak the address you want to go to and have the car actually get you there. You have to manually enter an address unlike the many other cars out there with voice navigation. in my opinion this is one of the worst navigation systems i have ever seen. My little portable Garmin is better and actually works!

Made in Illinois POS

Pros: decent on gas. Small. Cons: Small. Unreliable: In less than 3000 miles, this vehicle developed a transmission shudder (CVT), the airbag and seat belt warnings came on, and finally the tire pressure warnings came on. Comfort: It's horridly uncomfortable for an average American. Suspension bottoms out when the vehicle is loaded, and It doesn't have anywhere near the ground clearance needed. Obviously not designed for anything off road - not recommended at all. The Outlander might be an upsize for small-statured folks in the country of origin, but if you're over 6' or 250 lbs, fuggettaboutit. Convenience: The sunvisors don't extend. There's no aux audio input for an mp3 player. The A/C is weak and can't cope with 105 degree days. Bluetooth does pair up with your phone quickly and phone calls work good. Performance: Nonexistent from idle to 3500 rpm. The throttle needs gouged to spin the motor to redline. Highway passes made easily but the car sounds like it's coming apart when flogged. Transmission shifts are atrocious and a pronounced driveline shudder appeared in the first month. Safety: given the cramped quarters in the foot area, in the event of a frontal crash, you'd be pinned in the car with two broken legs. Given that the airbag lights came on in the first three months of use, the car seems like a death trap waiting to spring. Reliability: nonexistent. The car accumulated more issues every month. Dealers are only located in metropolitan areas, for us a 150 mile drive. Overall: We turned this POS back into GSA and pray they don't ever, ever issue this model to anyone else.

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...

MY BITSY

Bought it and drove it from florida to virginia 984 miles and loved it

Mitsubishi RVR

Where do i even begin? This "gem" of a lemon was my first brand new car purchase and it has brought me through hell. Within thr first year of purchase - the glovebox wouldnt close properly. Starting in cold temperatures in the first year would be lagging. Alternator was replaced twice. From 2016-present i bought 4 batteries. Could not put car on (without engin running) for music for more than 10mins or the battery would be dead. oddly enough.. if you didnt change your tires at the mitsubishi, you would have to go regardless because they were the only ones to shut off the "tire service required". Despite chucking my money down the drain for a Diamond Kote for anti rusting - best believe that P O S rusted. Left for a week vacation and i nobody drove the car for that full 7 days. As soon as i turned it on i had all the bells and whistles that would light up on the dash. Brakes had seized, engin would stall etc.. Dealership took it for 2 weeks and apparently it was just the alternator. Would have to change brakes, rotters (front and back) on a yearly basis. Change barrings every 2 years. Mechanic said brakes were too small for the vehicle. Only thing that i have to say that is at best ok is - its not so bad in bad weather (snow/rain) and ok on gas. If you're ok with a fixer upper, loud drive and frequently changing your battery/brakes on yearly basis - look no further.

Great Reliable Car

I own a 2016 outlander sport SEL with the 2.4L engine. I purchased the car used with 18k miles. It now has 152,000 miles. I did the required trans fluid changes at 40,000 mile intervals at the dealer and recommended. I have done regular oil changes, swapped out a serpentine belt and plugs at 110k miles. The car has been excellent. Still gets an impressive 28mpg on the highway and 24ish around town. It goes up a bit in winter when it is cooler since I live in FL it does impact economy. I would say closer to 25/29 in winter. The car has its quirks. There is a mystery battery drain so I have gone though about 3 batteries in the last 5 years. But in FL they only last 2-3 anyway with the extreme heat. Under warranty its a hassle and not really about money. The batteries are pro-rated. I seem to have it under control now. I just pay attention and throw the car on the charger to fill up the battery every few months. Problem resolved. Other than it is smaller and a tad crampt on room the looks, reliability, leather interior etc. more than make up for a few minor short falls. I recommend the car as a reliable and value based vehicle.

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.