Mitsubishi Motors to pay owners of fuel-cheating cars: Nikkei

Germany's VW in contrast is buying back their fuel inefficient models! How can Mitsubishi compensate owners for future running costs ? It is tantamount to fraudent behavior to outright lie to the customer. Mitsubishi should be sued by the owners for misrepresentation and have their money refunded!!!

Mitsubishi Motors to pay owners of fuel-cheating cars: Nikkei

This title is so misleading. The cars are not "fuel-cheating", the folks at Mitsubishi are the cheaters, liars, and in a manner of speaking, thieves.

They shouldnt just pay the owners for the difference, they should buy back the cars at assembly line cost, even if the cars are 10 years old! THEN they should purchase a new car of equal value of the choice of the customer. Preferably NOT a Mitsubishi!

Buying the difference isn't enough. Some people (like myself) specifically buy vehicles for their fuel efficiency. The issue is not spending less money, the issue is needing to consume less stuff. Even if Mitsubishi were to subsidize the efficiency gap in my hypothetical car, it wouldn't solve the problem that my car consumes more stuff than I was told it would.

Intentionally misleading customers as to the worthiness of products is called misrepresentation.One remedy is for Mitsubishi to give their customers a full refund! They can also be sued for deceit. Whichever way it goes it should be a nail in the coffin for them....

Who the hell is buying Mitsubishi cars anyway? There are so many other great choices...Honda, Toyota, Nissan, etc

Who the hell is buying Mitsubishi cars anyway?

Those folk who thought they were buying a slightly more fuel efficient car then advertised.

How about some fuel figure comparisons. I'm betting it won't be that bad- not bad enough to demonize and try to ruin a car manufacturer who gives jobs to hundreds. Can't judge until we see the figures. What car gives mileages as advertised in this world?

Monkey business! How on earth didn't they think their competitors would check their figures? It is said that Nissan did the check on Mitsubishi cars. Well done.

From Japanese news sites: Mitsubishi stated the fuel consumption as being 30.4 km per liter, while it actually was 5~10% less or about 27 km per liter.

5-10% difference is not much. People that under-inflate their tire(s) get worse mileage than that. A really good low resistance tire with high air pressure (Toyota Prius tire etc) could turn that 5-10% loss into a 5-10% gain.

5-10% difference is not much. People that under-inflate their tire(s) get worse mileage than that. A really good low resistance tire with high air pressure (Toyota Prius tire etc) could turn that 5-10% loss into a 5-10% gain.

No, it will still be a 5-10% loss, because if the car was as fuel efficient as it was supposed to be, that gain would be 5-10% above the level it was supposed to be at.

These are cheap K cars. You put more weight in them or even put them in a headwind that fuel economy will drop. Add your K car fuel efficiency tips here:

Nissan is probably the number #2 fuel economy cheater here and lower in quality compared to Toyota/Honda. -Maybe Nissan is just trying to rid itself of a competitor. Like others I have many doubts of fuel economy ratings. Should be rated by a gov agency or third party.

This is just marvelous. So do the customers hand in fuel receipts? God bless japan inc. the game is over boys. Too much scrutiny to play silly buggers anymore. Was there a good apology ceremony? The mitsubishi GTO though, was the boss. ( back in the day , with the right rims )

This title is so misleading. The cars are not "fuel-cheating", the folks at Mitsubishi are the cheaters, liars, and in a manner of speaking, thieves.

The ministry should really take some strong actions to enforce fraud protection before someone is throwing Japan is a "crime heaven for corporate".