MITSUBISHI ASX VRX Base price: $41,990 Powertrain and economy: 2.4-litre petrol four-cylinder, 125kW/226Nm, continuously variable transmission, FWD, Combined economy 7.9 litres per 100km, CO2 181g
The ASX is known as a reliable car that is cheap to buy and cheap to run. It does nothing exceedingly well, and it does nothing exceedingly poorly. Test drive one if you can, if you say 'that will do me' afterwards, buy one. Or at least put your name on the waiting list.10 They No Longer Appeal To The Enthusiast. It's a well-known fact that Mitsubishi used to make some of the greatest enthusiast cars of all time. The Lancer Evolution is arguably the most notable one, along with the fabled Eclipse and the lesser-known and underrated 3000GT/GTO. Nowadays, the name Eclipse is stuck on the back of the aboveIf we look at specific cars, then WarrantyDirect’s Reliability Index rank the Mitsubishi Outlander as poor for dependability. They also gave them a reliability index of 157 compared to their average of 118. Engine trouble accounted for 43.55% of the problems, followed by the braking system at 20.97% of all issues. The Mitsubishi Lancer is a fairly reliable vehicle. RepairPal gave it a reliability rating of 3.5 out of 5.0, putting it in 29th place out of the 36 compact car models reviewed. It’s also considered one of the most fuel-efficient sedan models offered by Mitsubishi. But despite all the criticism I can give, it is a reliable car, part of the reason is that is is essentially a decade old “new” car that Mitsubishi just keeps giving it facelifts (kinda like the old Lancer did), combined that with a decent warranty, you got yourself a winner if you don’t care about performance at all (I couldn’t see nJFX1K5.