2016 Mitsubishi Outlander vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On the freeway TRANSMISSION FAILURE SERVICE light came on and the cars acceleration geared, had to immediately pull over on the side of the freeway, restarted the car with emergency lights to get out of the freeway. Vehicle would not accelerate much and the rpm was switching fast up and down. Check…”
filed Sep 23, 2025
“On the outlanders speed control sensor on the back hubs the lil ears that hold the sensor in place have broken off both sides of my car there's is no way to replace them makeing my car shift different drive funny and it's just about made me wreck a few times and cause when they pop out the car…”
filed Nov 19, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Outlander years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Outlander | 2 | 8% |
| 2022 Outlander | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 Outlander | 1 | 3% |
| 2018 Outlander | 2 | 4% |
| 2017 Outlander | 2 | 4% |
| 2015 Outlander | 6 | 12% |
| 2014 Outlander | 4 | 9% |
| 2013 Outlander | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 Outlander | 4 | 7% |
| 2010 Outlander | 2 | 3% |
| 2009 Outlander | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 Outlander | 3 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.