1995 Mitsubishi Mirage Problems: Airbags (70 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage is Airbags (47% of 70 owner reports). There are 1 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 70 complaints · 1 recalls

What problems show up on the 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage?

33 of 70 filings named Airbags (47% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Brakes (6 reports).

This snapshot lists no safety recalls for this year. That is not a clean bill of health. Still check the VIN at nhtsa.gov.

The 1994 has 59 reports on file; this year has 70. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 1 campaigns on file below.
  2. Airbags. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed.
  3. Brakes. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm.
  4. Electrical. Have a shop scan for stored codes and check battery, charging and any warning lights that stay on.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Airbags. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Airbags 33 complaints · 47.1% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 36
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 27
  • Deaths 0
Compare with 1994 →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Airbags (AIR BAGS) appears in 33 of 70 owner complaints (47.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. Airbags (AIR BAGS): 33 complaints, 47.1% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 31 crash reports 33 · 47.1% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 6 complaints, 8.6% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 2 crash reports 6 · 8.6% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 5 complaints, 7.1% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 1 fire reports 5 · 7.1% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 5 complaints, 7.1% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 5 · 7.1% Engine (ENGINE): 4 complaints, 5.7% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 4 · 5.7% Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING): 3 complaints, 4.3% of reports Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) 3 · 4.3% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 3 complaints, 4.3% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 2 crash reports 3 · 4.3% Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 2 complaints, 2.9% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 2 · 2.9% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 1 complaints, 1.4% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 1 · 1.4% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 58 complaints, 82.9% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 29 crash reports 1 fire reports 58 · 82.9% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 33 47.1% 31 crashes · 0 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 6 8.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 5 7.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 5 7.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 4 5.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) 3 4.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 3 4.3% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 2 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 1 1.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 58 82.9% 29 crashes · 1 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2006. 1995-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1995-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 1997-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 1997-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1997-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 1995 Apr 2016 Recall campaign 06E065000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E065000
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q2 Owner reports 1
1995-Q3 Owner reports 6
1995-Q4 Owner reports 2
1996-Q1 Owner reports 1
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1996-Q4 Owner reports 7
1997-Q1 Owner reports 6
1997-Q2 Owner reports 6
1997-Q3 Owner reports 3
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 4
1999-Q4 Owner reports 3
2000-Q2 Owner reports 3
2000-Q3 Owner reports 4
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06E065000
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (1)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

  1. Recall campaign 06E065000

    Safety recall 06E065000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AJ MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AJ MOTORSPORT AT 626-618-2026.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 70 complaints · page 1 of 3
2016-04-18Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10860152
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE ROOF IS RUSTY
2014-10-08Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 10643399
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2007-11-23Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 10209762
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. HIS VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,468.
2006-07-23Airbags (AIR BAGS)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10163200
CrashFireInjuryDeath
FRONT END COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
2006-06-27Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10160940
CrashFireInjuryDeath
1. REAR-END COLLISION. THERE WERE NO VISUAL OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS OBSERVED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. WHILE STOPPED, THE SEAT SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT ZIPPED THROUGH THE GEARS IN THE CHAIR AND THE BACKREST AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING THE BACKREST LOCKED IN THE RECLINE POSITION. I WAS THROWN BACKWARD AND THE SEAT BELT EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT AND WRAPPED AROUND MY RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEECAP INJURING MY BACK AND NECK. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED HAD THE SEAT NOT FAILED. *JB
2003-04-09Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 10015567
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. *NLM
2002-04-23Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8008402
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST OIL, DEALER REPLACED LEAKING CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF. DEALER REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR TO CORRECT CONDITION. *AK *TT
2002-04-10VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA ODI 760556
CrashFireInjuryDeath
FAILURE TO START AND/OR MAINTAIN IDLE IN WET WEATHER. AUTO LURCHES, SPUTTERS. ACCC MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE.*AK
2002-04-07Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 760374
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN SECONDS THE RED PAINT TURNED BLACK IN THE HOOD'S CENTER. AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, SMALL DEBRIS WAS FALLING FROM MY CAR. PILLARS OF DARK BLACK SMOKE OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW. I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE TRAFFIC AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RAN TO A SAFE DISTANCE. WITHIN A MINUTES THE INTERIOR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SEE PICTURES AT WWW.STUDENTSAVIOR.COM/CARPICS.HTM. *AK
2001-08-14Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 750419
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE SCREW HOLDING THE BULB GROUND HAD LOOSENED. IT LEAD TO A PREMATURE BULT FAILURE. AFTER TIGHTENING AND BULB REPLACEMENT, IT IS FINE.*AK

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage?

Owners named Airbags most often — 33 of 70 reports (47%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage?

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall campaigns. This snapshot lists none, which is not a clean bill of health. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.

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