Mitsubishi Mirage - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Mitsubishi Mirage owners have reported a total of 569 problems for their cars built in the 17 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Mitsubishi Mirage. The 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage cars have the most problems reported (105 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Mitsubishi Mirage

🔍 Common problems of Mitsubishi Mirage

The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Mitsubishi Mirage cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (100 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (78 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Mitsubishi Mirage

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Air Bag
100
  Service Brakes
78
  Engine And Engine Cooling
63
  Power Train
51
  Electrical System
32
  Vehicle Speed Control
31
  Structure
31
  Suspension
29
  Equipment
23
  Seat Belt
22
   
  Steering
19
  Wheel
13
  Tire
12
  Visibility
11
  Seats
10
  Latches/locks/linkage
9
  Unknown Or Other
8
  Other Fuel System
6
  Gasoline Fuel System
5
  Exterior Lighting
5
  Air Brake
4
  Electronic Stability Control
2
  Interior Lighting
2
  Forward Collision Avoidance
2
  Child Seat
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Mitsubishi Mirage of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Mirage model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Mitsubishi Mirage model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Mirage Model Years

Mirage
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 217,5444    
0.03
  2021 121,4485    
0.01
  2020 123,3646    
0.01
  2019 1033,0707    
0.04
  2018 1512,5908    
0.15
  2017 2119,5019    
0.12
  2015 6139,60111    
0.14
  2014 6121,41312    
0.24
  2002 510,21324    
0.02
  2001 5152,54725    
0.04
  2000 5562,90026    
0.03

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Mitsubishi Mirage is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2024 Mirage
1
  2022 Mirage
2
  2018 Mirage
8
  2017 Mirage
1
  2015 Mirage
13
  2014 Mirage
10
  2002 Mirage
1
  2001 Mirage
13
  2000 Mirage
14
  1999 Mirage
4
  1998 Mirage
4
  1997 Mirage
14
  1996 Mirage
9


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