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Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Every model year 2016–2017: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

2 Model years 2016–2017

4 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

1 Complaints owner reports, all years

C Newest grade 2017 Safety Signal

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Every Mitsubishi i-MiEV model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2017	Electric	C	2	1	★★★★☆	59 mi
2016	Electric	C	2	0	★★★★☆	62 mi

Also on file Beside the Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Best year on file The 2016 i-MiEV Recalls Every Mitsubishi recall on file Compare The 2017 i-MiEV against anything

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2017: best range 62 → 59 mi

Common questions about the Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Mitsubishi i-MiEV year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2016 i-MiEV comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade C (78/100), 2 recalls and 0 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

How many recalls does the Mitsubishi i-MiEV have?

Across model years 2016–2017, NHTSA has posted 4 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.