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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

44

Complaints

14

Crashes

1

Fires

19

Injuries

2

Deaths

Owners of the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage have filed 44 safety complaints with NHTSA between February 2014 and January 2021. The most complained-about system is the air bags, named in 15 of them (34%). The typical failure was reported at 18,500 miles, the median across the 34 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 3 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (3)

AIR BAGS

17V686000 · October 30, 2017

The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor error thereby disabling the air bags from deploying in a crash.
The risk
Air bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SRS-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-006.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. · up to 83,555 vehicles across all model years covered

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

15V815000 · December 4, 2015

The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to September 2, 2015. If the driver enters an affected vehicle with their feet covered water and salt, it may soak through the carpet and cause corrosion to a wiring connector located in a junction box behind a kick panel to the left of the driver's footrest.
The risk
In the event of a crash, corrosion of the connector could delay deployment of the frontal air bags, increasing the risk of injury to the driver and the front seat passenger.
The remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected connectors, replacing any found to be corroded. A waterproof sheet will be installed over the connectors to prevent future corrosion. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in February 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-001.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. · up to 55,899 vehicles across all model years covered

AIR BAGS

15V594000 · September 23, 2015

The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to November 20, 2013, and 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV vehicles manufactured October 28, 2011, to September 7, 2012. Due to an increased resistance in the impact sensor for the air bag system, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal, side and/or curtain air bags when the SRS warning is illuminated, the frontal air bag may have a delayed deployment and/or the side and curtian air bag may not deploy at all.
The risk
In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not deploy or deploys late, increases the risk of occupant injury.
The remedy
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected impact sensors, free of charge. The recall began on November 5, 2015. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-15-011.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. · up to 13,558 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 44.

AIR BAGS 15 34%
SERVICE BRAKES 9 20%
ENGINE 8 18%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 11%
SUSPENSION 5 11%
POWER TRAIN 4 9%
STRUCTURE 3 7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 7%
SEATS 2 5%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2 5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 2%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2015 at 16.

2014 2015 2021
2014 to 2021

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

2 deaths · crash · 1,000 miles

ON APRIL 18, 2014 ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THEIR BRAND NEW 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE MY PARENTS WERE HIT HEAD ON AFTER A PERSON SWERVED INTO THEIR LANE. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR, THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDER WAY, AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THEY BOTH DIED (DRIVER WITH MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA INCLUDING A BROKEN JAW, PASSENGER WITH MASSIVE ABDOMINAL TRAUMA.) THERE WILL BE AN AUTOPSY ON BOTH VEHICLES, BUT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WALKED AWAY WITH A BROKEN LEG AND HEEL. WHY? I HAVE LOOKED LONG AND HARD AT THIS NEW MITSUBUSHI AND I AM WONDERING WHY THEIR NEW SAFETY SYSTEM THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY KEEP THEM IN A STEEL CELL DURING AN ACCIDENT WAS COMPROMISED. *TR

NHTSA complaint 10587557. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

4 injured · crash · towed · 11,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT, DRIVER, AND REAR AND FRONT PASSENGERS SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

NHTSA complaint 10855013. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

3 injured · crash · 15,000 miles

I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD IN MY 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE ROADS WERE STILL DAMP. I WAS DRIVING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE I WANTED TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE HIGHEST MPG POSSIBLE ON THE MPG CALCULATOR ON THE DASH. SUDDENLY, THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BREAKS. IT WAS AT A DISTANCE THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN WORRIED ABOUT COLLISION, BUT AS SOON AS I HIT THE BREAKS IN RESPONSE, THEY FAILED. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST I DON'T KNOW IF MY BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO SLIDE, OR IF THEY JUST DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. I ENDED UP GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE IMPACT FLIPPED MY

NHTSA complaint 10760732, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SEATS

2 injured · crash · 160 miles

THIS FORM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR MY REPORT AS WE WERE REPEATEDLY REAR ENDED , WHICH MADE IT A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WE WERE IN MY GEO METRO 1996 AND WHAT I NEED TO REPORT ON ARE ALSO THE CURRENT MITSUBISHI MIRAGE AND OTHER MAKES OF THE SAME TYPE MODEL FRONT CAR SEATS BY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS! THE FRONT SEATS HAVE A CONTROL BAR THAT STICKS OUT ABOUT AN INCH OR MORE AGAINST THE PERSONS ANKLES AND THIS CAN CAUSE THE ANKLES TO BREAK IN A REAR END CAR CRASH ALSO THE SEATS, ABOVE THE BAR ARE NOT PADDED ENOUGH TO STOP INJURY TO THE CALVES OF THE PERSON'S LEGS. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY BRUISED CALVES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU TO VERIFY THIS CLAIM, BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SEND THE

NHTSA complaint 10693039, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

113,112 miles

TRANSMISSION CVT HAVE PROBLEMS. CAR HAD A CHANGE TRANSMISSION OIL IN DEC 2020, AND YESTERDAY CAR STOP TO GEAR AND INCREASE SPEED. AFTER USED OBII SCAN, IT POP UP 5 DIFFERENTS CODE INCLUDING SOLENOIDE PROBLEM AND SPEED SENSORS. I HAVE TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION OIL AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS DIRTY (LIGHT BLACK) IN JUST 3 WEEK BURNED THE NEW OIL. CAR START TO INCREASE SPEED AND GET GEAR BETTER BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO FULL SPEED. ALL FIVE CODES DESAPEAR AS WELL AS "ENGINE SERVICE SOON" CAR HAVE 113000 MILES. I BELIEVE CAR HAVE COMPUTER PROBLEMS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAR CANT SAID ONE DAY 5 PROBLEMS, WE CHANGE THE TRASNMISSION OIL AND NOW IT SAID NOT PROBLEM

NHTSA complaint 11386766. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE:BODY

75,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND DISSIPATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WANTAGH MITSUBISHI LOCATED AT 3460 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS

NHTSA complaint 11341901, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOISE WHEN START THE ENGINE

NHTSA complaint 11308469. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SEAT BELTS
SEATBELTS WILL NOT LOCK INTO THE HOLDER ON THE FIRST TRY. THEY POP RIGHT BACK OUT, AND I HAVE TO CLICK THEM IN AGAIN. CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH THEM STAYING LOCKED.

NHTSA complaint 11231377. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

60,000 miles

SQUEAKING AND ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES LEADING TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, RIMS GET VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH, INCREASED SQUEALING AND GRINDING ESP IN CITY DRIVING, ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THIS MONTH ALONG WITH ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES. HAVE HAD BREAKS PULLED TWICE SINCE FOR INSPECTION AND CLEANING (DID NOT HELP PROBLEM)CAR IS UNSAFE AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT PROBLEM IS THE CAUSE, I DO NOTICE A LARGE BUILD UP OF BLACK BRAKE DUST ON BOTH FRONT RIMS, AGAIN THESE BRAKES ARE ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, PROBLEM SAME WITH PREVIOUS SET OF BRAKES. CAR HAS 60,000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT NEW.

NHTSA complaint 11217283. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

86,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V686000 (AIR BAGS) BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA complaint 11202572. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Mitsubishi Mirage

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2018 10 1 —
2017 15 2 —
2015 39 2 —

Other 2014 Mitsubishi models

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Every Mitsubishi on this site — 45 vehicles, 119 recall campaigns and 0 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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