What are the worst Mitsubishi Mirage years?

Q: What are the worst Mitsubishi Mirage years?

Based on NHTSA owner complaints per year on the road, the worst Mitsubishi Mirage years are 1993, 1995, 1997 - complaint rates far above this model's median. The years with the fewest problems relative to time on the road: 1992, 2002, 2017, 2018.

Mitsubishi Mirage: best and worst years

Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.

Years to avoid: 1993, 1995, 1997

Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.

Held up best: 1992, 2002, 2017, 2018

The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.

2018solid year10 complaints · 1 recalls 2017solid year15 complaints · 2 recalls 201539 complaints · 2 recalls 201444 complaints · 3 recalls 2002solid year5 complaints · 4 recalls 200131 complaints · 5 recalls 200035 complaints · 5 recalls 199957 complaints · 6 recalls 199843 complaints · 5 recalls 1997worst year74 complaints · 4 recalls 199628 complaints · 1 recalls 1995worst year70 complaints · 1 recalls 199460 complaints · 1 recalls 1993worst year73 complaints · 3 recalls 1992solid year15 complaints · 1 recalls 199138 complaints · 1 recalls 199033 complaints · 1 recalls

Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.