-
If you have not please join our official My Outlander PHEV Facebook Group!
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Facebook Group
How long can these cars last?
- Thread starter LanderCT7
- Start date
Help Support Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Forum:
About 6 weeks from 94k, then its game over. Dump these at 80k / 7 years. Worthless beyond that point, or best case they are russian roulette. Avoid.
https://www.myoutlanderphev.com/threads/endtroduction-vent-post.7005/post-68190
https://www.myoutlanderphev.com/threads/endtroduction-vent-post.7005/post-68190
littlescrote
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2019
- Messages
- 714
Yes, 2016 with about 110k miles. Still does >20 miles on battery in winter.
Terry Yates
Active member
2016 PHEV 116.000klms, best car ever owned, and still does 32 klms on battery
HeliNurse
Now an ex-nurse and much happier.
So just like any modern SUV then?
189000 km.
Zero mechanical problems in that time, except the spring that closes the charging flap won't stay put. That makes it hands down the most reliable vehicle I have owned.
Still doing 20km, including hills. Battery is getting pretty buggered, and this shows as greater petrol consumption on petrol around town, and the engine coming on far more frequently.
I have found a new Mitsi replacement battery at what I consider a reasonable price installed, and with hindsight, would have replaced it at about the 140k-150k mark. That would have taken the vehicle through to >300k, by which time the body and suspension should be buggered.
At this point I am debating replacing the battery in this one, or looking for a cheap, clean, 100k - 140k one and giving it a new battery.
Mine is 2014 model. At 220000 km. Battery is at 2500 cycles and still hold 20km, but I do not use it often because of long trips. Just after 2 months one small home charge for cell balancing. Nothing as problems. Just regular fluids change!
Under body have a sign of rust but nothing serious!. Engine still in perfect condition and with 0W-30 do the whole cycle (7-8k km) w/o adding oil. Also the other fluid systems too. I sew offers over 350k km.
Under body have a sign of rust but nothing serious!. Engine still in perfect condition and with 0W-30 do the whole cycle (7-8k km) w/o adding oil. Also the other fluid systems too. I sew offers over 350k km.
I bought a 2018 GT new than now has 133k miles. I've driven it hard and abused the battery by fully discharging and recharging twice a day when I commute (once at work, and again when I get home). Plus fast DC charging when I take it on road trips several times a year. I've also been using the watchdog app religiously to monitor battery capacity. See below.
I also added a 700 lbs custom steel skid plate under the engine because I tore off the fiber (paper board?) shield off roading up a US Forest Service road. Even before that, it has been little under powered, especially climbing long grades when the battery runs out.
It's been dealer serviced regularly since it was new. Never had any significant mechanical issues. Only reason I've had to have it towed was due to a flat tire.
Originally I could get as much as 50 mpg if all I was doing was my daily commute (36 miles each way) Recently I've only been getting between 25 and 30 mpg due both to the battery age and a recent trip from Seattle to Los Angeles and back.
Support for the CHADeMO plug is being phased out by the major charging networks in North America. On the trip to California and back, several charging stations I have used in the past no longer have the CHADeMO plugs. More and more often I'm finding that the only CHADeMO station, where they do exist, is blocked by someone with a CCS vehicle.
I've debated replacing the battery, but I don't think it makes sense given the rapidly dropping resale value. I'm only intending to drive it another two or three years. If I can find someone who will do a CCS or NACS conversation along with a new battery for a decent price I might go that route and keep it going for another 150k miles or so instead of replacing it.
In short it's been a nice and reliable vehicle that I have had lots of fun with. But I wouldn't buy one today due to the lack of (and decreasing) fast DC charging infrastructure in the US.
I also added a 700 lbs custom steel skid plate under the engine because I tore off the fiber (paper board?) shield off roading up a US Forest Service road. Even before that, it has been little under powered, especially climbing long grades when the battery runs out.
It's been dealer serviced regularly since it was new. Never had any significant mechanical issues. Only reason I've had to have it towed was due to a flat tire.
Originally I could get as much as 50 mpg if all I was doing was my daily commute (36 miles each way) Recently I've only been getting between 25 and 30 mpg due both to the battery age and a recent trip from Seattle to Los Angeles and back.
Support for the CHADeMO plug is being phased out by the major charging networks in North America. On the trip to California and back, several charging stations I have used in the past no longer have the CHADeMO plugs. More and more often I'm finding that the only CHADeMO station, where they do exist, is blocked by someone with a CCS vehicle.
I've debated replacing the battery, but I don't think it makes sense given the rapidly dropping resale value. I'm only intending to drive it another two or three years. If I can find someone who will do a CCS or NACS conversation along with a new battery for a decent price I might go that route and keep it going for another 150k miles or so instead of replacing it.
In short it's been a nice and reliable vehicle that I have had lots of fun with. But I wouldn't buy one today due to the lack of (and decreasing) fast DC charging infrastructure in the US.
Last edited:
