{"id":"2017_mitsubishi_mirage","make":"Mitsubishi","make_slug":"mitsubishi","model":"Mirage","model_slug":"mirage","year":2017,"url":"/mitsubishi/mirage/2017/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":37291,"model":"Mirage","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":3,"displ":1.2,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":37,"hwy":43,"comb":39,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":226,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":9,"fuel_cost":1600,"save_spend":3250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MTX","modified":"Wed May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37339,"model":"Mirage G4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":3,"displ":1.2,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":35,"hwy":42,"comb":37,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":237,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1700,"save_spend":2750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MTX","modified":"Wed May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37290,"model":"Mirage","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 5-spd","cyl":3,"displ":1.2,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":33,"hwy":41,"comb":36,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":242,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1750,"save_spend":2500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MTX","modified":"Wed May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37338,"model":"Mirage G4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 5-spd","cyl":3,"displ":1.2,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":33,"hwy":40,"comb":35,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":249,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1800,"save_spend":2250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MTX","modified":"Wed May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"19V330000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.","reported":"2019-04-26","owner_notified":"2019-05-24","units":26016,"summary":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Mirage G4 vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations, such as from poor road conditions or a flat tire, as a malfunction and disable all the vehicle's air bags.","consequence":"Air bags that do not deploy increase the risk of injury in a crash.","remedy":"MMNA notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the SRS-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR-19-001.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SR-19-001","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V686000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.","reported":"2017-10-30","owner_notified":"2017-11-10","units":83555,"summary":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles.  The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor error thereby disabling the air bags from deploying in a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SRS-ECU software, free of charge.  The recall began on November 10, 2017.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-006.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SR-17-006","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V675000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS","mfr":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.","reported":"2016-09-19","owner_notified":"2016-10-03","units":587,"summary":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2017 Mirage vehicles manufactured October 28, 2015, to August 4, 2016 and equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps.  The affected vehicles may have been assembled without the headlight horizontal adjustment lockout clips properly secured.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"","consequence":"Without the horizontal adjustment locking clip being secured, the headlight can be adjusted to either reduce the driver's visibility or blind oncoming vehicles. Both conditions can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will secure the horizontal locking clips as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on September 3, 2016.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-008.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SR-16-008","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":28,"crash":9,"fire":0,"injured":11,"deaths":1,"comps":[["Air Bags",14],["Engine",4],["Vehicle Speed Control",3],["Electrical System",3],["Fuel/Propulsion System",2],["Unspecified",2]],"by_year":{"2017":2,"2018":9,"2019":7,"2020":3,"2021":3,"2023":4},"excerpts":[["2023-11-09","Air Bags","I was involved in an accident which rendered my Mitsubishi Mirage a total loss. There was severe damage to the front driver's side of my vehicle. I am concerned because none of the air bags deployed. I was traveling at approximately 40 mph when a large pickup truck with a brush guard on the front ran a red light and co\u2026"],["2023-04-21","Air Bags","The contact owns a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4. The contact stated that after she took her sleep medication, she was unaware that she had gotten into her vehicle. The contact stated that while driving asleep at an undisclosed speed, she side-swiped two other parked vehicles, causing damage to the front end of her vehicle\u2026"],["2023-04-20","Electrical System","This has happened 4 times in the last 2 weeks. While driving on the Interstate, the ABS light and skid control lights come on, shortly after all lights and the radio go off and the vehicle loses power. No power even when flooring the gas petal. Getting over to the side of the road, you can turn off the engine, sit for \u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.164,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":39,"ncap":4,"complaints":28},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}