Used 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Consumer Reviews
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Nothing but trouble
We’ve had this outlander for 4 years now (bought used) and have nothing but trouble. 1st (days after purchase) we had a leak whenever it would rain around the antenna on the top of the vehicle. Then our backup camera died. We’ve had tire pressure issues from the get go due to faulty sensors. Now the “check electrical systems” light keeps coming on and NO ONE has any idea what’s wrong with it. Mitsubishi has had it for 6 weeks and keeps charging us for different fixes “hoping” something works. I’d love to trade it in but am afraid I still owe too much. Plus in this day and age nothing out there to buy!!!
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Look somewhere else
I will not recommend the 2014 Outlander. I bought mine new and it has nothing been a headache. I've had a leaky head gasket, 3 serpentine belts (due to squealing), alternator, pulleys, all new exhaust tubing, rear light socket, and a blown radiator. In my experience, this car is well below average reliability. The vehicle is also underpowered. Mine has the 2.4L and if you have 3 adults, you might want to throw out some weight out the window. It is such a dog with 3 adults. In addition the 3rd row is a joke. Picture someone sitting on a paint can and bent over to avoid hitting your head on the roof.
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- SE 4dr SUVMSRP: $6,48837 mi away
- SE 4dr SUVMSRP: $5,500279 mi away
- ES 4dr SUVMSRP: $7,995357 mi away
Great Buy
Overall, Nice vehicle. Nice handling in city and has decent power with the V6. Very fast pick up on the highway. The V6 makes a nice growl when accelerating. Handles rough pavement like a charm. Good fuel consumption for a v6. It is about the same as my 4 cylinder rav4. Very good brake feel. Very nice well laid out dash. Out of all the vehicles i tested drove, The forester xt, mazda cx-5 and the outlander GT was in the running. The forester seat was not supportive and the steering was too loose. The mazda was very good and my wife has one. I think the handling is slightly better than the outlander but the powe of the outlander cannot be beaten . The Super allweel drive system is legendary.
You get more than what you paid for
I had the base model with the full upgrade package with the Fosgate Stereo and the 7-seater. Some may look at this as an average vehicle but personally I used to hate buying a car and all the accessories fall apart and the handles falling off the doors and the stereo systems not being very well and seats covers cracking. I have to say the Mitsubishi uses the best parts for the interior of the car because none of them ever fall off or fall apart and the seat covers look like new when we handle the car back in. The Fosgate stereo system with the bass booster was just awesome and it really didn't cost that much more to get the extra accessories when you actually see what you get. All-wheel drive would have been wonderful but the car handle pretty well in bad weather. The one thing that I agree with is the two seats in the back we're kind of useless facing forward. They should have had it designed so that the seats would be facing looking backwards so that you had good leg room. I just took out one of the seats and made extra storage cargo. It was fine for my needs and my family. Overall, this is the really the best bang for your buck at a great quality level. The tires that the car came with lasted 50,000 miles easy. The four cylinder engine also seem to hold up very well. We put about a hundred thousand miles on the car and never once had a major repair except one recall on the emergency brake cable. No cost to us. I love the Outlander series. As we speak I'm shopping for another one now.
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Cylinder 1 went bad at 117,000 miles
I bought it used at about 45,000 miles in 2017. The light Service Engine Soon was on at that time but the dealer on highway VA7 in Leesburg cleared the code and assured me it was not a big problem. Later in the next five years, the light came on and off every a few months despite my best effort to have the car serviced and maintained by the book. In August 2019, the AC compressor just died out of the blue, costing me about $850. In mid July this year, 2022, one day the engine went bad as I was driving along i-95. At first, I thought one of the spark plugs was faulty after I have them replaced at 100,000 miles. The car was brought to a shop and the professionals there diagnosed it, then wrote a report saying that cylinder 1 had deep scratches. The cost of repair would be from $3,500 to $4,000. I decided not to have it fixed and I sold the car as is to Carmax for $2,000. I did a Google search and found that quite a few other people suffered from the same problem with the same car. I will never choose Mitsubishi again.
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