AI DamageMitsubishi Lancer Ralliart: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart across 5 model years: 33 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 82% of all complaints
- 2 Steering 15% of all complaints
- 3 Electronic stability control 6% of all complaints
- 4 Engine 6% of all complaints
- 5 Engine and cooling 3% of all complaints
- 6 Equipment 3% of all complaints
- 7 Fuel system 3% of all complaints
- 8 Suspension 3% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 27 complaints (82% of all).
- Steering: 5 complaints (15% of all).
- Electronic stability control: 2 complaints (6% of all).
- Engine: 2 complaints (6% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (3% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 33 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The placement of the pump is a design flaw and has led to severe corrosion of the pump housing and failure of the pump. The failure of the pump completely disables both the active center differential and the active yaw control systems, both of which are intended to assist the driver in controlling the car under…
After 53000 miles, my hydraulic unit failed, which will cost me about $2000 to fix, I'm not sure why such unit exposed to the environment with no protect shield, feels they designed it to fail in 5 years.
The instrument panel displayed "transmission service, check engine light". The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fork shifter fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
I was driving on freeway in the center lane switched to left lane and car immediately and violently jerked left and I had to use struggle to keep the car from veering off the road.
4wd system service required light came on with less than 40000 miles, this was caused by a malfunctioning acd pump. Pump is located behind the rear right side tire and is exposed to elements. Car was in new york state for 4 years and driven on snow/salted roads. Pump has corroded.
The tc-sst in the ralliart showed signs of slippage and missing gears. At one point during operation the transmission has gears completely missing leading to road safety issues. Mitsubishi motors said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and they would not touch the transmission.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
- Electronic stability control. ABS/ESC sensors, steering angle, codes after suspension repair.
- Engine. Cold start, unusual noises, oil leaks and engine codes.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.