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Model years to avoid

Mitsubishi Lancer

What it says about you

Opinion

Sold long past its replacement date, and the Evo association gave the base car a glow it never earned. You are fine with borrowing it.

Not measured, not from the data, and offered in fun. Everything below this is not.

13 model years on record, 522 complaints filed.

The years to look at closely: 2010 (pump), 2009 (pump), 2008 (fixed). Everything else drew a normal number of complaints for this model.

Every year

  1. 2017 0 recalls 6 complaints
  2. 2016 2 recalls 30 complaints
  3. 2015 1 recall 26 complaints
  4. 2014 0 recalls 23 complaints
  5. 2013 0 recalls 5 complaints
  6. 2012 1 recall 23 complaints
  7. 2011 3 recalls 49 complaints
  8. 2010 pump 85 complaints
  9. 2009 pump 121 complaints
  10. 2008 fixed 91 complaints
  11. 2007 3 recalls 2 complaints
  12. 2006 7 recalls 37 complaints
  13. 2005 6 recalls 24 complaints

What does a Mitsubishi Lancer say about you?

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Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints — compared against itself rather than against other cars, so popularity and age do not decide the answer.