MITSUBISHI · MITSUBISHI COLT · Cars
MITSUBISHI COLT Common
As of 2026 Q1, 21,215 MITSUBISHI COLTs remain registered in the UK — still a familiar sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 52,095 in 2014 Q3 — only 41% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 30,880 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 2,845 a year (13.4% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2031 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Common — still a familiar sight, with 21,215 on the road.
Rarer than 11% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
📉 Rate of decline
Disappearing at about 2,845 a year (13.4% of survivors). At that pace roughly 10,326 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2031.
About the COLT
The Mitsubishi Colt is a nameplate from Mitsubishi Motors that has been applied to a number of automobiles since 1962. It was first introduced with a series of subcompact cars in the 1960s, and then for the export version of the subcompact Mirage between 1978 and 2002. Chrysler, Mitsubishi's longtime partner, also used the name when applying its long-running practice of rebadging Mitsubishi vehicles as the Dodge and Plymouth Colt captive imports for the North American market between 1970 and 1994. The most recent version was a subcompact car model manufactured between 2002 and 2013, sold under...
MITSUBISHI COLT — questions & answers
How many MITSUBISHI COLT are left in the UK?
As of 2026 Q1, 21,215 MITSUBISHI COLT were still registered in the UK — 17,047 licensed and on the road, plus 4,168 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the MITSUBISHI COLT rare?
The MITSUBISHI COLT is common, with 21,215 still on the road, making it rarer than 11% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Is the MITSUBISHI COLT increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of MITSUBISHI COLT on UK roads fell by 2,743 (11.4%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 10,326 would remain in 5 years.
What fuel do most MITSUBISHI COLT use?
Most MITSUBISHI COLT run on petrol — about 93% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
When did the MITSUBISHI COLT peak?
The MITSUBISHI COLT peaked at 52,095 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.