2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
AIR BAGS
6
4crashes2injuries
POWER TRAIN
6
ENGINE
5
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
SEAT BELTS
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
1crashes
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
Total complaints47

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“While driving, the vehicle will randomly shut off and lose all power. If I jump the car, it starts up and runs fine for a while. Also, there have been several incidents when I park the car, and it immediately loses all power and needs to be jumped. I have had the battery, alternaor and starter…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-05-06

“My vehicle kept going into "limp mode" so I took it to the shop and they basically said $9,000 to replace. It's a 2017 mitsubishi outlander sport which I purchased from carvana just over a year ago. After reading up on my vehicle, I found there were recalls on the cvt transmission the previous…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-05-31

“The continuously variable transmission (cvt) system failed. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. The failure caused the vehicle to lose acceleration, delay response to the gas pedal, and jerk while driving. These issues made it unsafe to drive, as the car could not maintain a…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2025-01-13

“Air bag system malfunction warning”

AIR BAGS · reported 2024-10-02

“None of the air bags went off and I hit two trees going 45mph.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2023-05-19

“My 17-year old son was stopped at a stop sign. He waited until any oncoming cars had passed before he started to move out of the stop. He turned right out of the stop and onto the cross street. After only a few feet, my son notice the front of the vehicle was angled toward the curb & he tried to…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2022-10-14

“My 17-year old son was stopped at a stop sign. He waited until any oncoming cars had passed before he started to move out of the stop. He turned right out of the stop and onto the cross street. After only a few feet, my son notice the front of the vehicle was angled toward the curb & he tried to…”

STEERING · reported 2022-10-14

“My 17-year old son was stopped at a stop sign. He waited until any oncoming cars had passed before he started to move out of the stop. He turned right out of the stop and onto the cross street. After only a few feet, my son notice the front of the vehicle was angled toward the curb & he tried to…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2022-10-14
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.