2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Problems and Recalls (44 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage is Airbags (27% of 44 owner reports). There are 3 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 44 complaints · 3 recalls

What problems show up on the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage?

12 of 44 filings named Airbags (27% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Brakes (8 reports).

There are 3 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The previous year is not published here. Use the year list to jump around.

What to check before you buy a 2014 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 3 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. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  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 12 complaints · 27.3% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 14
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 19
  • Deaths 2
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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 12 of 44 owner complaints (27.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. Airbags (AIR BAGS): 12 complaints, 27.3% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 8 crash reports 12 · 27.3% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 8 complaints, 18.2% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 3 crash reports 8 · 18.2% Engine (ENGINE): 7 complaints, 15.9% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 2 crash reports 1 fire reports 7 · 15.9% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 4 complaints, 9.1% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 · 9.1% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 4 complaints, 9.1% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 4 · 9.1% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 2 complaints, 4.6% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 2 · 4.6% Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE): 1 complaints, 2.3% of reports Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) 1 · 2.3% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 1 complaints, 2.3% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 1 · 2.3% Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 1 complaints, 2.3% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 1 · 2.3% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 7 complaints, 15.9% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 1 crash reports 7 · 15.9% 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) 12 27.3% 8 crashes · 0 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 8 18.2% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 7 15.9% 2 crashes · 1 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 4 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 2 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) 1 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 1 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 1 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 7 15.9% 1 crashes · 0 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 Jan 2014; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 2015. 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2014 Jan 2021 Recall campaign 15V594000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V594000 Recall campaign 15V815000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V815000 Recall campaign 17V686000 ◆ Recall campaign 17V686000
  • Campaign 15V815000 was reported 21 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 5
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 4
2015-Q4 Owner reports 6
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 3
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 15V594000
Recall campaign 1 15V815000
Recall campaign 1 17V686000
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (3)

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

In short, these campaigns were filed about Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 15V594000

    Safety recall 15V594000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not deploy or deploys late, increases the risk of occupant injury.
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 15V815000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    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.
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 17V686000

    Safety recall 17V686000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    Air bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.
    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.
    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 44 complaints · page 1 of 2
2021-01-06Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11386766
CrashFireInjuryDeath
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
2020-07-28Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11341901
CrashFireInjuryDeath
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 APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
2020-02-11Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11308469
CrashFireInjuryDeath
NOISE WHEN START THE ENGINE
2019-07-12Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
NHTSA ODI 11231377
CrashFireInjuryDeath
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.
2019-06-01Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
NHTSA ODI 11217283
CrashFireInjuryDeath
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.
2019-04-19Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 11202572
CrashFireInjuryDeath
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.
2019-04-15Airbags (AIR BAGS)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11196473
CrashFireInjuryDeath
AIRBAG DETECTOR IN PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD WITH NO OBVIOUS CAUSE OF FAILURE.
2019-02-05Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 11174583
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE BY DRIVING THIS CAR THAT I LOVE
2019-01-25Suspension (SUSPENSION)
NHTSA ODI 11172199
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHEN DRIVER IN THE RAIN THE CAR CAN'T TURN AND IT FEEL LIKE YOU DRIVING WITHOUT CONTROL
2018-11-01Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 11144745
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I WAS IN THE CENTER OF A FOUR CAR COLLISION IN WHICH MY CAR WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT AND BACK, WHILE STATIONARY AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS AT A STOP ALONG A CITY STREET.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage?

Owners named Airbags most often — 12 of 44 reports (27%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage?

NHTSA lists 3 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Airbags. 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 2014 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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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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