Air bag system malfunction warning
2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 23.5.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
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Inspection summary
2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 27 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Electrical System: 11 reports
- Air Bags: 6 reports
- Power Train: 6 reports
- Engine: 5 reports
- Electronic Stability Control (esc): 2 reports
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Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 15 of 27 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Air Bags complaints
6 reportsNone of the air bags went off and i hit two trees going 45mph.
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 pull the wheel out of the angle a…
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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 pull the wheel out of the angle and stepped on the brakes. The steering wheel would not turn AT ALL & the brakes didn't do anything. My son stepped on the brake pedal two more times and the vehicle DID NOT slow down or respond to this. The car went into the front steps of our local Police Station. Because he had about 40 feet from stop sign to impact, we estimate he had about 2 seconds to respond to this situation & could not have exceeded 10-15mph in that time. Upon impact, the air bag did not deploy. There was minimal property damage to the building, but the car was totaled. The entire front end was pushed in. My son was able to exit the vehicle and luckily did not have any sever injuries. We are writing this complaint because of existing safety recalls to the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport for all the years surrounding our 2017 model. These complaints all note engine stalling after complete stops. The engine stalls lead to unresponsive steering wheels, brakes that don't work, and airbags that don't deploy. We want this situation investigated as well.
I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THEM. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THEY GAVE ME THIS CONTACT INFORMATION.
I WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE AIRBAG SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A RARE END COLLISION ON AN ICY ROAD. I BRAKED AND THE CAR ESSENTIALLY SLID DIRECTLY INTO AN 18 WHEELER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORWARD MOTION ON A HIGHWAY DOING AROUND OR BELOW EST 40MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SEEN. INJURIES WERE MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND WHIPLASH. S…
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I WAS INVOLVED IN A RARE END COLLISION ON AN ICY ROAD. I BRAKED AND THE CAR ESSENTIALLY SLID DIRECTLY INTO AN 18 WHEELER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORWARD MOTION ON A HIGHWAY DOING AROUND OR BELOW EST 40MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SEEN. INJURIES WERE MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND WHIPLASH. SEAT BELTS DEFINITELY DID THEIR JOB SINCE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DO ITS JOB.
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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