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#BS-2012-MITIMI-13F82012 Mitsubishi I Miev
Based on reports from 20 owners and 6 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Green Light
Based on 20 complaints, 3 crashes, 0 fires, and 6 recalls.
Top reported problems
car wont start
1 complaints • Severity 10/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
9 owners reported brakes issues — failures commonly reported around 42K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 30–60K miles (5 reports) • Median: 42K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Worst Case
Top cost driver: Brakes (9 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
2012 Mitsubishi I Miev: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Brakes Issues
Brakes complaints account for 45% of all reports filed for the 2012 Mitsubishi I Miev, with 9 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 41,800 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 42K-mile mark.
Electrical Issues
Electrical complaints account for 15% of all reports filed for the 2012 Mitsubishi I Miev, with 3 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to electrical-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Airbags Issues
Airbags complaints account for 10% of all reports filed for the 2012 Mitsubishi I Miev, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to airbags-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Drivetrain Issues
Drivetrain complaints account for 10% of all reports filed for the 2012 Mitsubishi I Miev, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to drivetrain-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2012 Mitsubishi I Miev. Recent trend: decreasing.
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Recall History (6 recalls)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Mitsubishi is recalling certain model year 2012 i-MiEV vehicles manufactured between November 4, 2011, and December 22, 2011. Incompatibility between the air bag sensors and the self-diagnostic software may deactivate the frontal and side airbag system. Should this occur, the SRS warning lamp would illuminate to alert the driver.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
Mitsubishi Motors North America is recalling certain model year 2012 i-MiEV electric vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011, through September 7, 2012. The brake system vacuum pump may fail, causing the vacuum pump to be inoperable.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 i-MiEV electric vehicles manufactured September 15, 2009, to March 25, 2014. Due to either software programming or corrosion caused by road salt, the brake vacuum pump may stop functioning.
AIR BAGS
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to November 20, 2013, and 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV vehicles manufactured October 28, 2011, to September 7, 2012. Due to an increased resistance in the impact sensor for the air bag system, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal, side and/or curtain air bags when the SRS warning is illuminated, the frontal air bag may have a delayed deployment and/or the side and curtian air bag may not deploy at all.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2012 and 2014 i-MiEV vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
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Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
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2012 Mitsubishi I Miev vs. Class Average (Subcompact Cars)
This vehicle
20
Class avg
93
Below the class average — fewer complaints than typical subcompact cars vehicles. A good sign.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 20 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 6 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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