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2016 Mitsubishi Mirage

Gas
Compact Cars
4 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA1
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
Fuel economybest combined, EPA39 mpg
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The 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The EPA did not publish a separate 2016 certification; fuel-economy figures below are carried over from the 2017 listing. The most efficient version, the Mirage, is EPA-rated at 39 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 1 complaint, most often about the air bags.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
MirageGasFWD1.2L 3-cyl374339$1,600
Mirage G4GasFWD1.2L 3-cyl354237$1,700
MirageGasFWD1.2L 3-cyl334136$1,750
Mirage G4GasFWD1.2L 3-cyl334035$1,800

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37291, 37339, 37290, 37338. Figures carried over from the 2017 EPA listing; no separate 2016 certification was published.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Air Bags

SR-17-006
83,555 vehicles
ProblemMitsubishi 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.RiskAir bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.FixMMNA 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.
NHTSA campaign 17V686000reported Oct 30, 2017Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
1complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 3 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2018: 1

Most-cited components

Air Bags1
Unspecified1
Exterior Lighting1

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Mirage model years

A

2024 Mitsubishi Mirage

0 recalls · 9 complaints

A

2023 Mitsubishi Mirage

0 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2022 Mitsubishi Mirage

0 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2021 Mitsubishi Mirage

0 recalls · 3 complaints

A

2020 Mitsubishi Mirage

0 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2019 Mitsubishi Mirage

0 recalls · 15 complaints

B

2018 Mitsubishi Mirage

2 recalls · 21 complaints

C

2017 Mitsubishi Mirage

3 recalls · 28 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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