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2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Award applies only to vehicles built after May 2023

Plug-in hybrid

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Standard system	Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Standard system	Superior

Other available safety features

Standard blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning & prevention
Standard rear automatic braking

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2023-25 models built after May 2023

Tested vehicle: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SEL 4-door 4wd

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Plug-in hybrid was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Beginning with 2023 models built after May 2023, improvements were made to the front driver-side door latch to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.) Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 model Outlander Plug-in hybrid conducted by Mitsubishi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN2305
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	10
Footrest (cm)	3
Left toepan (cm)	2
Brake pedal (cm)	1
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	4
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	2
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	12
Upper dash (cm)	12
Lower instrument panel (cm)	9

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN2305
Head
HIC-15	59
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	23
Maximum Nij	0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Femur (kN)
Left	1.2
Right	0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.44
Right	0.37
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	0.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	43
Right	36

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2023-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SEL 4-door 4wd

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Plug-in hybrid was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 model Outlander Plug-in hybrid conducted by Mitsubishi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2306
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	11
Footrest (cm)	7
Right toepan (cm)	2
Center toepan (cm)	2
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	2
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	8
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	14
Upper dash (cm)	12
Right lower dash (cm)	11

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2306
Head
HIC-15	38
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.17
Chest maximum compression (mm)	13
Femur (kN)
Left	2.3
Right	4.6
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	2
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	2
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.32
Right	0.37
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.2
Right	2.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	59
Right	52

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2306
Head
HIC-15	51
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.17
Chest maximum compression (mm)	28
Femur (kN)
Left	0.2
Right	0.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.34
Right	0.32
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.1
Right	0.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	19
Right	24

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2023-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SEL4-door 4wd

The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in hybrid was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 model Outlander Plug-in hybrid conducted by Mitsubishi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF2209
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	10
Left (cm)	15
Center (cm)	18
Right (cm)	12
Brake pedal (cm)	13
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	5
Right (cm)	5
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	8
Rearward (cm)	-2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF2209
Head
HIC-15	146
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm)	29
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.5
Femur force - right (kN)	1.6
Knee displacement - left (mm)	3
Knee displacement - right (mm)	3
Maximum tibia index - left	0.75
Maximum tibia index - right	0.73
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.0
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	97
Right	76

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2023-25 models built after May 2023

Tested vehicle: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SEL 4-door 4wd

The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in hybrid was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Beginning with 2023 models built after May 2023, improvements were made to the front driver-side torso airbag and to the driver and passenger-side interior door trim. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.) Side 2.0 ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 Outlander Plug-in hybrid conducted by Mitsubishi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2312
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-16.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2312
Head
HIC-15	203
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	21
Lateral force (kN)	0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	41
Average deflection (mm)	33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.60
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.95
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	4.8

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2312
Head
HIC-15	125
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	8
Lateral force (kN)	0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	19
Average deflection (mm)	16
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	1.52
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.11
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	2.1

About the side crash test

Headlights

Trim level(s)

All trims

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED reflector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on the gradual left and gradual right curves and fair on the sharp right and sharp left curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the sharp left curve and on the sharp right curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	LED reflector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2023-25 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	117.3 m	None
Straightaway left edge	63.3 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	78.4 m	0.3%
250m radius left curve, right edge	71.9 m	68.9%
150m radius right curve, right edge	59.1 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	57.0 m	53.7%

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	172.2 m
Straightaway left edge	147.7 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	89.1 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	86.0 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	64.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	61.0 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Standard Forward Collision Mitigation System

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2023 models

Superior

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

System details

standard Forward Collision Mitigation System

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to all 2023-25 models

Superior

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 23 mph.

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision. A warning was issued 2.1 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test