Owners have filed 44 complaints on the Mitsubishi Mirage G4, covering 2017–2024. The system named most often is Air Bags (12 reports). Worst years by volume: 2017, 2018, 2024; cleanest: 2019, 2021, 2022. 9 reports describe a crash, 1 a death. On average the car was 1.9 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Mitsubishi Mirage G4
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 44 Mirage G4 complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Air Bags 12 Read
I was in accident where my front it buckled and rear end it completely destroyed and no air bags went off. I was stopped and hit from behind at 45 miles per hour and pushed into another vehicle. I was on a city street in damp conditions
On november 18, 2019 I was in a motor vehicle accident, hitting a buck going 60 miles and hour, my airbags did not deploy and my seatbelt failed to lock on impact
The contact owns a 2017 mitsubishi mirage g4. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver side and pushed the vehicle into a third vehicle impacting the front passenger side. None of the frontal air bags deployed. The contact and a passenger were taken to…
Electrical System 10 Read
Multiple issues with this vehicle I couldn't check off
Vehicle is available for inspection. Soon after I bought this car last April I realized it's VERY difficult to see how fast I am going in certain areas that are shadowed, especially on cloudy/overcast days. I have the lights set as bright as they will go but when I get in darker areas during the day I can just barely…
I recently purchased a 2021Mitsubishi Mirage G4 Carbonite Edition. Vin : [XXX] . I noticed (and tried everything i could) that the forward collision mitigation is not operational (FCM). I took it to the only authorized Mitsubishi Dealer in Las Vegas called 'Johnny Legends Mitsubishi'. They could not give me any…
Steering 5 Read
The 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 has been having long issues with swaying when going over 60 mph. I kept bringing it back to the Mitsubishi dealership and complaining but they kept saying they could not replicate the problem. One day on the highway, a few years after constantly complaining the right front tire made a…
I purchased this Automobile from a new car dealer, and right away noticed a steering defect. The service advisor confirmed the defect, and could not repair the problem. I arbitrated this with the manufacturer, but the results were not in my favor and my claim was denied. Although, the arbitrator determined that a…
There are several things wrong w/ New 2024 Mirage configuration, windows crack/pop, air can't be use while at higher speeds, brakes rottening, unbalanced, steering, out of control, super slow, 3cyclinder, terrible tires, built cheap, not rode worthy, everything is wrong the ergonomic paddle in wrong positioning…
Structure 3 Read
This vehicle can not sustain wind less than 15 Miles per hr on a windy day. I was close to being in a very serious highway accident 3 times. Small wind forces will make you loose control in the car. The seats has caused severe back and hip plain because of all the friction from that you feel from highway when driving…
Drivers window started making clicking noises going up and down. Found bracket was broken inside door jamb
Drivers window bracket broke inside door causing glass to fall into door jamb
Service Brakes 2 Read
The contact owns a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage G4. The contact stated that the brake pads had to be replaced approximately every 2 to 3 months. The contact believed that there was an abnormal fault with the braking system. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the brake pads were replaced; however, the…
Greetings I have a concern I bought a Mitsubishi Mirage G-4 when I applied the brake brakes and then the brake finch goes down I already took it to dealer 3 times and I designed it is not a defect and my life. Thanks a lot
Vehicle Speed Control 2 Read
The dealership committed a large-scale odometer fraud schemes, on my declaration page I didn’t sign the mileage states it had 10 miles and it was a new vehicle and on another page in the contract it stated it had 292 miles. When it was a used car with 2950 miles. And the car transmission is slipping
ADAS, warning lights all on in the drivers console. ADAS is in operable. No cracks in windshield. Windshield clean
Exterior Lighting 2 Read
Multiple other issues
I have a 2017 mitsubishi mirage g4 and the car has lost total power. This vehicle is only 3 years old and completely broke down
Engine 2 Read
I have a 2023 Mitsubishi Mirage BE, when i bought, the odometer is 4470 Miles, this car 1.2L i3 3A92 Engine, the Valve Cover of this Engine have a Leak from back and left of engine, while only 4479 Miles, is too soon for this problem - No Risk
T car transmission is pulling hard, like it is havving trouble pulling forward
Mirage G4 years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Service Brakes | — | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System,service Brakes,forward Collision Avoidance | — | — | |
| 2022 | Electrical System,exterior Lighting | — | — | |
| 2021 | Electrical System,unknown Or Other,forward Collision Avoidance | — | — | |
| 2020 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2019 | Electrical System,air Bags | — | — | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 3 | — | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 5 | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 29 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.5 |
| Worst single series | 4 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 1.9 years |
A model average of 1.5 hides a worst series at 4. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Mirage G4?
By complaint volume, 2017, 2018, 2024 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Mirage G4 years are the cleanest?
2019, 2021, 2022 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Mitsubishi Mirage G4 have?
44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2024. Of those, 9 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.