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2015 Mitsubishi Lancer recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There is 1 US recall for the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer, and 4 in Canada. Owners filed 23 complaints with NHTSA, most often about electrical system. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 4 stars.

1US recalls
0urgent recalls
23owner complaints
4★overall crash rating

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US recalls (1)

Electrical system: starter assembly, relay

2017-09-29 · campaign 17V609000 · 132,552 vehicles

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles. These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating.

Risk and remedy

Risk: If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.

Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.

Canadian recalls (4)

Show 4 Canadian recalls

Visual system

2018-10-26 · campaign 2018-588

On certain vehicles, water may drain from the windshield cowl area onto the front wiper link ball joint. Over time, this could result in corrosion and/or wear to the joint, which could result in the separation of the wiper link ball. If separation were to occur, the windshield wipers could become inoperative, which could limit the driver’s visibility under certain operating conditions which may increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the wiper link rod with a countermeasure one, and will replace the wiper motor crank arm with a new one.

Engine

2017-09-29 · campaign 2017-475

On certain vehicles, defective electrical relays may have been installed in the power distribution center. This could cause various electrical circuits to fail, potentially resulting in engine stalling, reduced engine power, or loss of engine cooling fan function potentially resulting in engine overheating. These issues could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace affected relay(s) with updated parts.

Airbag

2016-07-29 · campaign 2016-382

On certain vehicles operated in areas of heavy road salt usage, a mixture of snow, water and road-salt solution may infiltrate between the front impact sensor and the bracket that attaches it to the vehicle. Over time, repeated freezing/thawing cycles could cause a crack to develop in the sensor case allowing water intrusion and short circuit of the sensor. In the event of a crash, this could result in delayed deployment of the driver and passenger front airbags which would increase the risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect the front impact sensor and replace it if it is found to be cracked. An updated designed bracket and cover will also be installed.

Powertrain

2016-07-27 · campaign 2016-379

On certain vehicles equipped with a continuously variable transmission (CVT), the range switch could momentarily experience a loss of signal. If this occurs, the driver may experience an unexpected reduction of vehicle acceleration which could, in conjunction with traffic, road conditions and the driver's reactions, increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the CVT-ECU.

Owner complaints (23)

Owners filed 23 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer (5 crashes, 3 injuries reported). Among 18 model years of this model, it ranks #11 for the most complaints (median 30).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Electrical system6
Unknown or other6
Air bags5
Power train5
Engine4
Visibility/wiper2
Fuel/propulsion system2
Structure2

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2015 Mitsubishi Lancer 4 DR AWD4★4★4★4★
2015 Mitsubishi Lancer 4 DR FWD4★4★4★4★

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Lancer 2.0 L Manual 5-spd243328$2,400
Lancer 2.0 L Automatic (AV-S6)263329$2,300
Lancer 2.4 L Manual 5-spd223025$2,700
Lancer 2.4 L Automatic (AV-S6)233026$2,600
Lancer AWD 2.0 L Automatic (AM6)182520$4,100
Lancer AWD 2.4 L Automatic (AV-S6)222825$2,700
Lancer Evolution 2.0 L Manual 5-spd172319$4,350
Lancer Evolution 2.0 L Automatic (AM6)172219$4,350
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.