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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2018 Outlander Sport, so we've included reviews for other years of the Outlander Sport since its last redesign.
Very Happy
Pat, 08/22/2019
updated 02/24/2022
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.4 SEL 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I agree with others that our writing on here, this is the 2nd Outlander Sport we have owned. We leased a 2015, and we were going to buy it outright but when we got to the dealer, they gave us such a deal that we bought a 2018. I love the ride, the looks, and the 4WD, which you need in Minnesota... It has gotten me through some wet and heavy snows, and for less than $20,000 how can you go wrong when other cars in this class are going for $25,000-$35,000 I would choose the Outlander Sport again...
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18 outlander sport le 4x4 2.0 love it!!!
Joshua reedy, 09/21/2018
updated 03/28/2022
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.0 LE 4dr SUV 4WD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
28 of 33 people found this review helpful
The interior is awesome I for one don’t like the funky look curvy interior these new cars are getting I got mine for 19k out the door 100k Mitsubishi diamond warranty check that out bumper to bumper for 100k miles. Unbeatable imo. It has ton of space I’m 6”3 and ride very comfortable the awd system is outstanding right up there if not better than Subaru. I’ve had mine for 2000 miles everything from the simple yet classy interior the torquey 2.0 and cvt which I never have had before and used to hate cvts. When you can accelerate from a stop at 2000 rpm all the way to 55 in a smooth constant pull something about it is just nice makes me want to cruise. Gas mileage I’m JUST making the 26mpg Highway. No issue with acceleration onto a busy high way very quiet ride and again it’s very comfortable. For the price warranty and some of the best safety and reliability ratings out there hands down I’m very happy I got out of my ford and into this. I love hearing the reviewers oh look at this cheap plastic yet the same reviewer on my ford said the ford was very nice coming from an owner it rattled like crap door panels popped off when shutting my door. What a joke! They get payed to give a good review and hardly give one otherwise. The owners of these love em and you can’t argue with that. thank you Mitsubishi for getting me out of my unreliable 5 transmission having turd under 150k miles!!! Having peace of mind that you in something reliable is something many don’t know till they end up dumping thousands into a car and regret it.... like I did. And did again sadly getting the mitsubishi. *update* traded it in for something more worth it. My rotors were warped the first 10k miles really badly. Dealer refused to replace them and insisted normal wear and tear. Idk about you guys but turning a set of rotors every 10k miles seem extremely excessive. From 20k miles the cvt started acting funny sometimes and it was actually slipping which you can't really tell with a cvt other than the feeling of it being down on power. Dealer denied anything wrong. Brought it back at 30k (I serviced the cvt at 25k at the Dealer I bought it new from) after it started acting funny. Denyed and denied till the slipping was very much completely slap you in the face obvious you couldn't not notice. Replaced cvt under warranty. 2 weeks in a rental. Drove it 20k more miles started doing it all over again traded it in at 66k. And that just told me it's gonna fail out of warranty again. Some other things that I wasn't happy with. The plastic chrome trim rings around the cluster started peeling. The chrome or whatever metal on the Mitsubishi logo on the steering wheel started peeling. And after a while the interior as a whole. I.e the dashboard etc started to really loosen up you could hear rattles and interior started to sound almost tinnie. Thankfully I didn't end up owing on my trade in for a nissan titan. I'll also note my mpg in the Mitsubishi at best was about 24-25mpg mixed driving with light city traffic. Highway 70+ it dropped to around 20. Sorry but my full size titan does that with twice the cylinders and displacement with more than double the power. Never again. Mitsubishi needs to listen and go back to traditional transmissions before the reliability reputation really starts to bite your behinds cause this was my first and last Mitsubishi purchase. Ruined my experience yet they had a great reputation for reliability. Till the mighty cvt came out. I'm not sure exactly what the deal with my gas mileage was but only ever did I get 28mpg fully empty with nothing in it cruising at 55 to 60 with ac off otherwise a mostly constant 20-22 and on hot days of 100+f with the ac cranking I got about 18 with kind of a heavy foot nothing extreme. Just some moderate under 4k rpm acceleration keeping up with traffic. My advice is get the v6 with a real transmission or a manual or save your money till you can afford something better or opt for something not cvt.
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True Sleeper
Justin Time, 08/07/2018
updated 08/10/2020
2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.0 ES 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
My 2017 Outlander Sport is the first "import" I've ever owned. Probably owned or driven [because of my work] over a hundred different vehicles and this is hands down my favorite. I bought an end-of-the-year base model with the 2.0 and manual 5 speed for $15,000. out the door price. The standard equipment on this car is impressive. Power windows, cruise, stereo with cd player, hands free Bluetooth for phone and that standard Mitsubishi warranty that's second to none. The first new vehicle I ever bought had AM radio as an option to be negotiated…..otherwise, just a blank plug in the dashboard! These cars were assembled in Illinois until late 2015, but moved their operations back to Japan after the U.S plant closed. I had done my research on Mitsubishi before that and thought I was buying an American built car- but, once I took it for a test drive, I knew I was going to buy it regardless. Stable ride, plenty of power with the 5 speed, quiet, nice climate control, great heater, availability of parts should be fine with Nissan being an international partner. They've been making automobiles since 1917 so..... not new to the game. Love driving this car!
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Don't pay attention to the "expert" reviews
Mike, 12/12/2018
2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.0 ES 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is actually my wife's car and we've owned it now for 8 months. We considered tons of other vehicles, from the crosstrek, to a rav4, and escape in the same range. What sold us was the price. With my corporate discount we got a brand new 4x4 out the door for $17k, no other 4x4/awd setup came close to that price. I couldn't justify an extra $6k for a competitor's option. Being in the Lake Erie snow belt we needed ground clearance and 4x4 to get through the 17ft of yearly snow. With a set of smaller 16" winter rims/nokian tires it's gone through anything including a 2ft snow drift in the driveway. Mileage wise is not bad at 24 city/29 hwy, my older forester barely cracks 20mpg city. One negative is a car seat in the back is pretty cramped, we have to move our seats up pretty far to travel with our 4yr old niece.
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Great crossover unless you are rear-ended
Kamran, 06/29/2018
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.4 SEL 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl CVT)
38 of 50 people found this review helpful
I purchased this vehicle for my wife to get a safer vehicle than her smaller sedan. We were completely happy with it until we were hit from behind on the highway. Our driver and passenger seatback broke and were instantly thrown into the fully reclined position throwing myself and my wife into the backseat of the vehicle. We were lucky that our 2 month old son was placed in the middle of the backseat so we only struck the sides of his carseat as we were thrown backwards. If there was anyone sitting directly behind us, the injuries could have been catastrophic.
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