Nothing fancy, but a serious bang for your buck!
Mike M on 10/28/2015
Performance: 0
Comfort: 0
Fuel Economy: 0
Fun To Drive: 0
Interior Design: 0
Exterior Design: 0
Build Quality: 0
Reliability: 0
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 3
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
Safety Rating: 5
Technology Rating: 3
Value Rating: 5
I have owned this vehicle for 3 years now, and have 76,000 TROUBLE FREE miles. Never a day in the shop (outside of regular service intervals, oil changes, etc). It is loud on the highway, the cabin is far from quiet. But the structural integrity is good. It steers well, not sloppy, and offers excellent visibility. The ability to switch between 2WD, intelligent AWD, or full time 4 wheel drive is very nice, and the transition between each is seamless (so far, I like this AWD even better than my old Subaru and Audi A4 Quattro). Yes, its underpowered and is not going to rocket you anywhere (0-60, quarter mile, etc). I get back and forth between Buffalo and Cleveland in the winter just fine (while others are careening off the road, I am going highway speeds with the Rockford Fosgate punched up high). The cabin is comfortable, the cargo space is very good, and the feature bundle is pretty fair. The technology is simple, not great, but all the comforts and conveniences you need. Its not a remarkable vehicle, its just a TREMENDOUS value - safe, reliable, roomy, great MPG, and low cost of ownership.
Pretty solid
ohiodoug on 07/28/2014
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 4
Interior Design: 3
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 4
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 3
Reliability Rating: 5
I bought this car at the very end of 2012 after my previous car was totaled and I had to make a decision pretty quick.
I really hadn't thought of a CUV, but this was advertised right at 19K as a leftover 2012.
I really liked to storage and room in the front and rear, and the ride seemed comfortable.
Overall a much better value than just a sedan for someone who needs to haul stuff from time to time. So far (19 months in) the reliability has been excellent.
No problems at all!
Fuel economy is about as advertised 23/28, with better city mileage than that under some circumstances.
However, if your highway speeds get up much above 70mph, the economy seems to drop off sharply.
Great Value, Great Vehicle!
qoheleth on 04/01/2014
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
I bought this Outlander SE AWD as a 2012 leftover.
The price was $21,300, a great price for a SUV with AWD, bluetooth, and lots of nice features.
Absolutely nothing has gone wrong or missed a beat in the first 15,000 miles.
It has been fun to drive, reliable and relatively economical.
CVT sucks
germanwolf41 on 09/05/2013
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 3
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 3
Reliability: 2
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 2
My CVT transmission seized at 137,500 miles.
NO mention to change the fluid in the owners manual, just check fluid every 30k miles.
Mitsubishi also fails to tell you they expect you to have the MIVEC motor valves to be adjusted every 30k miles (a $400-ish job)
Due to limited Mitsubishi dealers I'd advise against buying any Mitsubishi.
Also, the CVT fluid is $19.50 per quart, 6qt roughly to change fluid once.
The ONLY place you can get the Diaqueen J4 tranny fluid IS at Mitsubishi.
NOT worth the hassle.
Odd size for the 18" wheels, hard to find & expensive to replace tires. Only 4 choices
Nice in some areas, but with important shortcomings
kgl1 on 08/17/2013
Performance: 3
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 2
Interior Design: 2
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 2
Reliability: 4
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 3
Interior Rating: 2
Reliability Rating: 4
We have leased 2 Mitsubishi Outlanders 2012- a full size 7 seater (4cyl) and Sport model. Both have 4wd systems. The value is very good, that was by far the best lease deal on any suv we could find, and they also gave us the best deal on our trade-ins we could find anywhere.
We liked the overall appearance, features and the test drive experience of both cars.
the fact that in one of them there are 7 seats, and it is a full 4wd makes it already quite unique.
Everything is good and fun about these cars, but 3 important areas: fuel economy is way below the advertised, especially in the city. Cheap, easily stainable/scratchable plastic used. CVT transmission is noisy and slow to react.
Decent Value
jaydoh on 05/12/2013
Performance: 3
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 3
Interior Design: 3
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 3
Reliability: 4
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 3
Interior Rating: 3
Reliability Rating: 4
Compared lots of other models (Mazda CX-5, Buick Encore, Kia Sorrento and Sport age, more). This one won on price, warrantee (over Mazda, Buick, and other 3/36 warranties), and room/versatility/fuel economy for the price.
They were all good, but this was lowest priced and came with a lot of room, flexibility and deceng mpg.
Only real complaint is build quality.
Kinda cheaply built.
But overall, very nice so far.
2012 Mitsubishi Outlander GT
ron84 on 12/21/2012
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 4
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 4
Reliability: 4
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 4
Just bought my son his second Mitsubishi Outlander (2012 Outlander GT AWD). We bought him a 2007 Outlander LS 5 years ago and it has been bullett proof. No issues at all.
We bought the 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander GT 2 months ago and thus far I have been very impressed. Although it is the same generation as his 2007 it has numerous improvements and has not dissapointed thus far.
The 2007 had a slight hesitation when taking off but the 2012 does not have the same hesitation and is very smooth on takeoff.
It is rated 10 HP higher than the 2007 and like the 2007 is very quick (and economical).
Very fun to drive.
Came back for another one
gski02 on 05/01/2012
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
This is my second Outlander.
The first was an XLS and I loved it.
This time I decided I wanted to go with the MIVEC 4 cyl for even better gas mileage.
Very suprised by the responsiveness of the 4 with the CVT.
Don't miss the 6 cyl!
It has everything I wanted in it, handles well, very nice sound system.
Plenty of features and a great warranty.
Hoping to have the same kind of reliability I had with the first one.
Zero issues!
My parents even got one!
2012 Outlander GT
eoddeputy1 on 04/20/2012
Performance: 5
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 4
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
Overall this is a good SUV.
The exterior design is very appealing.
The interior is more like a sports car cockpit.
Everything is at the driver's fingertips.
The MIVEC 3.0 performs very well and responds good when needed.
The fuel economy seems very good for a V6.
Reliable, family oriented, fun
chrisgr1 on 02/24/2012
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 4
Interior Design: 3
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 4
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 3
Reliability Rating: 5
Excelent SUV, handling, room space, cargo space.
AWC is really impresive.
Cheap plastics insight.
Emphasis on Utility
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