Mitsubishi Outlander 2017 Problems

This issue will always come down to the documented service history that each car comes with. A switched-on previous owner will not only have serviced the vehicle by the book, but will also have kept the relevant receipts as proof of this crucial work being done. We'd always choose the vehicle with a big wad of service receipts over a similar car with no (or less) evidence of scheduled maintenance.

Beyond that, the Nissan clearly has almost 50,000 fewer kilometres on its odometer, so all things being equal it probably nudges ahead at that point. In either case, the CVT transmission fitted to these cars is likely to be the major source of mechanical grief down the track. Both brands' CVT transmissions have been known to give trouble. If that bothers you, then perhaps the one to buy is the Outlander AWD with the turbo-diesel engine option. In that guise, the vehicle has a conventional automatic transmission rather than a CVT.

You’ve covered some important things, like reversing cameras. All of the current cars come with ISOFIX baby seat mounting points, which are also must-have items when you’ve got kids to transport. It probably comes down to what your wife is comfortable driving, so I would suggest test-driving a number of different cars before making your decision.

There’s generally little wriggle room on special offers, the price has already been reduced. You might be able to haggle on the trade-in price.

The timing can be important. The dealers you approached obviously believed they had the upper hand and had no problems in selling the Outlander. In that situation they’ll rarely come down on price, but they might negotiate on your trade-in, or they might throw in something extra as a teaser. You could also wait until it’s in run-out model, when you would have much more power to negotiate.

We haven't had any other reports at CarsGuide, but we have seen plenty of complaints from owners of Outlanders regarding poor radio reception.

From what you say it would seem that Mitsubishi is attempting to fix it, but I am also guessing that they don't really know how to cure the problem.

I would suggest you either ramp up the pressure, on the company, as four months is way too long, or consult a radio specialist about it.

I can understand the dealer needing to experience the problem simply to know where to start checking. That said, from what you describe it seems as though the car is going into limp home mode. The fact that you can fix it by turning the ignition off and on again tends to confirm that.

By doing that you are rebooting the computer. It’s possibly got an intermittent failure of an engine sensor or a connection or something similar. Describe what happens with your car to your dealer and insist he investigate and find the problem. That is, after all, what the warranty is all about.