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2.2 DI-D 4N14

The diesel an Outlander really wants, with enough torque to move seven seats without fuss. It's a sound engine whose costs sit in the emissions hardware rather than the block.

Overview

The 2.2 DI-D is the 4N14 diesel version of the Mitsubishi Outlander SUV (GF), sold 2012–2018 with 150 PS and manual or automatic. Demands diligence at level 3. The emissions hardware is where the money goes, and a blocked filter on a heavy car isn't cheap. 3 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Mitsubishi Outlander SUV (GF) · photo Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-D 4WD Instyle (III) – Frontansicht, 23. September 2012, Hilden by M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

Power150 PS

Torque380 Nm

Years2012–2018

Fueldiesel

Drive4WD

Engines4N14

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 3 recorded in total.

73Solid

DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250–€1,800partly checkable
EGR cooler leak€400–€1,000partly checkable
Boot and tailgate water ingress€100–€500checkable

Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −5 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 7 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions⚠ attentionDPF clogging and forced regeneration, €250–€1,800.+1 more in this system

Transmission✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interiorwatchBoot and tailgate water ingress, €100–€500.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2012–2014	€8,500	€13,000	€19,000	€10,750	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2015–2018	€9,250	€14,150	€20,700	€11,700	New nose and lights; Better sound insulation; Revised suspension tune

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationDPF€250–€1,800

Warning light, limp mode, oil level rising above the maximum mark from fuel dilution. The filter needs sustained hot running to regenerate. A car used for short urban trips never completes a regeneration cycle.

Check: Read the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

EmissionscommonPartly detectableevidence: documented120–250k km

EGR cooler leakEGR cooler€400–€1,000

Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.

Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

EmissionsoccasionalPartly detectableevidence: manufacturer120–250k km

Boot and tailgate water ingressGF body€100–€500

Damp carpet in the boot, condensation inside the rear lights and a musty smell in the back of the car. The tailgate seals and the rear light gaskets let water past, and it collects under the boot floor where nobody looks. On a seven-seat car the third row sits right in it.

Check: Lift the boot floor and feel underneath, then look inside the rear light units for moisture. Fold the third row down and check the carpet in the wells.

Body & corrosionoccasionalDetectable at viewingevidence: documented60–150k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

3 checks · saved in this browser ·

1Static checksEngine off, ideally on a lift.

Boot and tailgate water ingressLift the boot floor and feel underneath, then look inside the rear light units for moisture. Fold the third row down and check the carpet in the wells.

2PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.

EGR cooler leakCheck coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

3OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationRead the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

This engine covers big distances without complaint and a motorway car at 250,000 km can be in fine health. Short-trip history is the thing that hurts it, so ask about the daily route.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Engine oil and filter Low-ash oil protects the particulate filter.	15,000 km or annually	€100–160
Four-wheel-drive fluid The coupling suffers when the oil is left in place.	every 60,000 km	€120–200

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €13.6k

€8.5k€10.8k€20.7k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€10,750band €8,500–€20,700

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold2.2 DI-D 4N14 was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelMitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-D
ChassisGF
Engine4N14
Years2012–2018
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the gf median, all 2 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

With 380 Nm this moves a loaded Outlander the way the 2.0 never quite does, and the manual gearbox sidesteps the CVT question entirely. Check the particulate filter and EGR history, since those are the recorded costs rather than anything in the block. Cycle the four-wheel-drive selector through its modes on the test drive and confirm it responds. So look at the boot floor and the tailgate seals as well, because water ingress in the rear is a documented complaint on these.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	4N14 2.2 DI-D
Configuration	I4, turbocharged · 2268 cc
Fuel / injection	diesel · common rail
Model years	2012–2018
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2015 facelift, 2012–2014 pre, 2015–2018 LCI
Power / torque	150 PS · 380 Nm
Transmissions	6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic
Gearbox families	Aisin six-speed automatic
Drivetrain	4WD
Economy (real-world)	5.5–7 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU