My daughter is looking at a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 4WD, 4 cylinder engine, 58k miles. I’m not finding much online. Often, there is conflicting information from different sources. JD Powers gives it 2.5 out of 5 for reliability. Anyone here have any experience or concrete information such as specific problem areas?
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander reliability?
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If it's a CVT, a lot of people hate them. It's a Jatco.
Funny, my daughter has the 2016 outlander sport gt with the 2.4 and awd and she has never had an issue with it. Everything has been perfectly reliable. I serviced the cvt and t case and diff at 34k but she said she'll trade it in for a bigger suv soon so I won't do the next one. At 58k it could be late for it's first trans and diff service and it'd likely be ok though I'd waste no time and I'd use better fluids to make up for it like hpl cvt and whatever full syn gl5 90. Though I'd bust the seller into dropping the price because of the poor drivetrain maintenance.
If you can find one with the V6 it has a regular automatic transmission.
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im not 100% positive but I think the outlander sports were all 4 cyl the full size could be had with 4 & 6 cyl power train
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This has the 2.0 liter engine.
I think the GT model had the V6.
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Gt had the 2.4 I’m no Mitsubishi expert I could be wrong. But yes the full size outlander with the v6 was a silky smooth vehicle and power train. I myself would prefer to shop that model
Here you go. The Outlander and Outlander Sport are the closest thing to a Toyonda in today's SUV market.
www.dashboard-light.com
The Outlander Sport is also one of my top five selling vehicles at 48 Hours And A Used Car. Most folks pay about $8000 less than a comparable Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4 and the powertrain is quite durable. Just get the CVT serviced every 30k miles and regular oil changes.
Every single one I buy is usually under warranty as well. I was actually looking at a 2023 model last night with 4WD for one of my customers which has less than a thousand miles.
Feel free to PM me if you know what you're looking for. While the spread between CR-Vs and RAV4s is relatively small between wholesale and retail, the Outlander Sport has a pretty big spread between those two markets. Usually in the thousands.
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The Outlander Sport is also one of my top five selling vehicles at 48 Hours And A Used Car. Most folks pay about $8000 less than a comparable Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4 and the powertrain is quite durable. Just get the CVT serviced every 30k miles and regular oil changes.
Every single one I buy is usually under warranty as well. I was actually looking at a 2023 model last night with 4WD for one of my customers which has less than a thousand miles.
Feel free to PM me if you know what you're looking for. While the spread between CR-Vs and RAV4s is relatively small between wholesale and retail, the Outlander Sport has a pretty big spread between those two markets. Usually in the thousands.
Forgive me BITOGers as I've posted this before.
My friends had 3 of them.
The first two were 4 cyl. and the 3rd was an Outlander Sport with the 6 and paddle shifters. 2011, 2013 + 2015 come to mind.
They sold the 2011 at 80K out of rote. They never liked owning vehicles a "long time".
No comment on that.
I did a pan drop and filter change on the 2011, at ~115K.
The CVT fluid was the color of dark maple syrup.
I used Amalie CVT fluid from amaliestore.com (still not back up yet).
The filter was a stainless steel screen which had caught one piece of swarf the size of a baby's pinky nail trimming. Changing it was absolutely not necessary, but I had bought it.
Never did I feel either CVT shift funny or slip or shimmy. In both locations, the Outlander climbed and descended mountainous roads.
The only problem was with the 2011 as it had a weak "key signal receiver card" which would fail to accept some fob commands in the cold weather. On below freezing nights, they'd run a 15-watt bulb to the front passenger's foot well to break the chill.
Mitsubishi fixed that early on. I don't recall why the 2011 didn't get a fix.
Every time I go past the dealership, I wonder if I want one...seriously.
The only complaint I have today is the excessive bling styling of the front ends.
My friends had 3 of them.
The first two were 4 cyl. and the 3rd was an Outlander Sport with the 6 and paddle shifters. 2011, 2013 + 2015 come to mind.
They sold the 2011 at 80K out of rote. They never liked owning vehicles a "long time".
No comment on that.
I did a pan drop and filter change on the 2011, at ~115K.
The CVT fluid was the color of dark maple syrup.
I used Amalie CVT fluid from amaliestore.com (still not back up yet).
The filter was a stainless steel screen which had caught one piece of swarf the size of a baby's pinky nail trimming. Changing it was absolutely not necessary, but I had bought it.
Never did I feel either CVT shift funny or slip or shimmy. In both locations, the Outlander climbed and descended mountainous roads.
The only problem was with the 2011 as it had a weak "key signal receiver card" which would fail to accept some fob commands in the cold weather. On below freezing nights, they'd run a 15-watt bulb to the front passenger's foot well to break the chill.
Mitsubishi fixed that early on. I don't recall why the 2011 didn't get a fix.
Every time I go past the dealership, I wonder if I want one...seriously.
The only complaint I have today is the excessive bling styling of the front ends.
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander GT
SUV
MPG:
20 city / 27 highway
Engine:
3.0 L V6
Horsepower:
224 hp
Transmission:
6-speed automatic
Towing capacity:
3,500 lbs
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Yes sir, That’s the full size outlander
Both the 4cyl and 6 are the same length according to google.
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yes engine displacement on the full size outlander wouldn't change body dimensions. the op was stating he was looking at the outlander sport which is a smaller vehicle. that vehicle only came with the 2.0 & 2.4, 4 cylinder
Yep the one with the CVT that should be avoided.
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