Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

dryden2016

Anyone with advice or opinions on these? Considering as our next family car. Three kids plus dog, drive maybe 22-24k kms per year, including 70k round-trip commute into Dublin a couple of times a week. I'd be looking at 2015-2016 model. Haven't had time to do any real research just yet, but just thought I'd ask on here. Thanks.

Miscreant

There's a long thread on it here with plenty of info: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057921572/mitsubishi-outlander-phev/p1

Will take you a while to read.

loyatemu

FWIW we looked a the Outlander PHEV a few years ago, same as yourself 3 kids (teenagers) and a dog. It wasn't big enough was our opinion - it's an anti-TARDIS, big on the outside, surprisingly small inside, presumably because you're lugging around a big engine and a load of batteries. The boot is particularly small.

kanuseeme

I had one for 2.5 years, it does about 40 mpg, 7l/100km on petrol, electric range, every one is different and the battery also could be degraded(not the battery but the bms), bank on 20 km, anything over 30 km is good.

So if you do 100 km on petrol, do another 100km on electric your consumption is now 80 mpg plus electricity, add another 100 km its now 120 mpg plus electricity.

you need to charge it and drive on electricity equal to or greater than the petrol driving to improve the economy.

The 70 km will not be electric unless you can charge at the destination for 3 hours or so on AC or 40 minutes on DC, and even with that, it might not be possible to drive considering the cars age.

phev watch dog app and obdii will inform you of battery condition.

The car is famous for dropping a 0.01% every few weeks due to the battery management system, there was maybe nothing wrong with the battery but it will still register a drop.

There are fixes for it, main dealers are gone, there are home remedies, try at your own risk, that will reset the BMS, from there it will drop again, I done it and was able to get the battery back to 96% and got 45 km range with it, again its at your own risk.

Its originally a 7 seater, the back 2 seats are removed but cup holders are still there, its no different in boot space from the 7 seater with the 2 back seats down.

It was my first phev, a prius phev, 330e and a 225xe since, I am thinking of getting another or a newer type prius phev for my next car, it will depend on auction prices.

Best way to drive it is, put it in 0 regen, get up to speed and glide, braking as little as possible, much the same as any hybrid car or EV.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058316256/mitsubishi-outlander-phev

dryden2016

Thanks for the replies folks, appreciate it. Not ruled in or out yet!

billyfink

I have a 181 Outlander Phev, imported from the UK last year. The SoC of the battery has dropped below 70% (per the Phev watchdog). The car is still under warranty, i.e. less than 160,000kms, less than 8 years old and has had regular servicing with Mitsubishi approved dealers.

The warranty states that the traction battery is warranted to maintain 70% or more during the 8 years or 160,000kms.

I understand that Mitsubishi will have to carry out their own testing of the battery as they couldn't rely on the Phev watchdog but can someone tell me if I'm entitled to have the battery replaced if it has indeed dropped below the 70%?