Bought brand new 4x4 to commute to work and used on long highway travel and city travel, used a lot for towing and needed the boot room. Always serviced by the book with minimal issues. Read a few reviews before buying and most were spot on. Great room in boot even with seats erect which was handy as i didn’t have to take a baby seat in and out to keep my boot space.
Great to drive, fuel economy usually around 11-13litres per 100km depending on use.
Fuel tank is small, could be bigger, first set of factory tyres lasted 120,000kms! Annoying f...Read more

Purchased the 4by new with Mitsubishi bull bar, Snorkel, rusting proofing, mats, roof rack and some other items. Have updated the suspension and changed the fuel tank to 107L. Been a great vehicle on and off road. Travelled out into the desert and done long drives in the country. The vehicle is regularly serviced and I also do maintenance between the factory services.
The only down side is the torque is a high stall and will only go into lockup in 4th and 5th gear. The upside, there is a mod that fixes that. If Mitsubishi fixes the lockup fo...Read more

used for family use only on a daily basis never towed anything
known problem Hi Power Engine Overheat
car was serviced regularly
Car started to over heat at 2 years of age, just relised recently that when they sold me the car they were aware of this overheating issue and did not declare this to me at the sale. the overheating makes the head crack. the engine has to be replaced by mitsubishi. I have already had the thermostat replaced, and many other things that have gone wrong with the vehicle
Any person having these issues need to report ...Read more

Have put just over 16,000kms on the challenger. Wife drives it to work during the week in a hilly area and averages around 13/100km.
Have just driven from Melbourne to the entrance (central coast NSW) and back, averaged about 10.6/100km sitting on about 110km.
Have taken it off road n several occasions, sand driving and steep rocky inclines and declines, had breezed through with no problems.
Had a blister type of heat bubble below the passenger side air vent, dealer said they had never seen it before. They replaced that section without any f...Read more

PC Challenger is our only vehicle; city driving and a vehicle we also use for outback travel, either towing our camper or using swags. I have done 50,000km now and would not leave a review with any less mileage as most new cars go OK when brand new and with little off road work.

It's an easy car to drive around the city (auto transmission) fitted with a tight turning circle; it's not too long or too wide which gives no stress parking. The fuel consumption around town was initially high, but since getting an ECU remap and a performance exhaus...Read more

I enjoy driving the Challenger and it is excellent on rough roads and off road. The diff lock makes it very capable off road.
I am average height but find entering the vehicle a little difficult. The roof is too low because I often hit my head. The steering column is too low because I have difficulty getting my legs under the steering wheel. Once you are in driving it is a pleasure. It does have a noisy automatic transmission but in top gear it is very quiet. Dash board and Instruments are good but at midday the sun makes the reversing camera ...Read more

I upgraded recently from a Lancer to the Challenger and am quite impressed at my first 4WD.

Power is reasonably good, especially when the turbo kicks in. Despite other comments, I don't find it particularly noisy, I can still have a conversation without having to raise my voice and the Bluetooth hears me fine without raising my voice also.

I haven't been offroad yet, but have used 4WD mode and you can certainly feel the difference. I will update after I experience offroad driving.

The Link system with the 6.1" screen was a big update f...Read more

Just put around 3000km on my PC Challenger Auto Trans, couldn't be happier and the kids love it too.
We purchased the Challenger for sub $40k as an ex demo which is amazing value, I have found the challenger is
a strong pass in all areas the engine is powerful enough, the interior is good and the space is very good, the kids
love the reclining rear seats and seat height so they can see outside easily. Fuel economy is as expected if you drive it in traffic or push it you'll be around 12l/100, on longer stretches its under 10l/100km. We'...Read more

Just completed a two week camping road trip around Victoria with our 2014MY Manual PC 5 seater Challenger. Very happy and given the price difference betwen a Pajero and Prado I consider this better value for money. Very good cargo capacity even with the rear seats up. This was one of the main selling features for me. check it out!!. Generally I have no trouble achieving aroung 9l/100km driving easy but with a full load including loaded roof platform, A/C on and travelling around 100kmh this can blow out to 11l/100km. The car is comfortable to d...Read more

Base spec MY14 (2013 Build) PC Auto Challenger White. No modifications. A few extras incl electric brakes Mitsy Towbar tinting etc.
Purchased this car for towing as it is rated at 3t capacity. Our van is 2.3t loaded and 220kg on the ball.

Pros.
Good driving position and a reasonable highway drive, quite solid on the 50 or so kilometres of unsealed roads we drove. Reversing camera and sensors very handy.
Didn't use oil.

Cons.
The NVH levels are quite poor, whine in the diff at 90 & 110 Kph, fuel economy around town about 14/100, parts of the upholstery and carpet are substandard quality, exterior paintwork is rubbish. And the towing capacity is overstated.
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Well I bought and sold this vehicle in the same year.
I inspected the car and test drove it, I was happy. I did not bother about the fuel consumption figures as I figure - its a diesel how bad could it be. Besides these are cheap and if it is one or two litres higher the sale figure of 36k would capture that loss.
So anyway, I bought the auto. This transmission never settles down, so much power is getting wasted and this is reflected in the economy. 14.5L / 100km . Took it back to mitsubishi where I was informed that I should not look at th...Read more

I was initially very happy with my PC auto as it well-appointed and very capable off road. The overall quality of finish is vastly inferior to the MY03 PA it replaced but due to the diesel tows my boats much better. The reversing camera is very useful but the factory tow bar is way too low and prominent. It does drag on the stepper departure angle but I have not yet lost the power plug.
It now has 26,000 k’s and at about 16000 k’s I noticed a crown wheel noise in the rear differential on coast (ie light load) at about 110’ks per hour. If you b...Read more