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MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Common

As of 2026 Q2, 69,603 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDERs remain registered in the UK — still a familiar sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 77,424 in 2021 Q2 — only 90% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 7,821 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 1,666 a year (2.4% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2055 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer.

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER car — UK survivor photo
Photo: Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Surviving in the UK · 2026 Q2
69,603
66,418 licensed3,185 SORN
▼ 1,782 (-2.5%) yr/yr
Peak: 77,424 in 2021 Q2 · first seen 2014 Q3

Survivors over time

0 19k 39k 58k 77k 2014 Q32020 Q32026 Q2

How rare is it?

Common — still a familiar sight, with 69,603 on the road.

Rarer than 6% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Fuel breakdown

Of the 69,470 on the road today
Plug-in hybrid 67%Diesel 25%Petrol 7%Hybrid 0%

📉 Rate of decline

Disappearing at about 1,666 a year (2.4% of survivors). At that pace roughly 61,663 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2055.

A constant-rate projection from the last 3 years. The last survivors tend to linger far longer than this — cherished cars don't vanish on a fixed date.
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About the OUTLANDER

The Mitsubishi Outlander (Japanese: 三菱・アウトランダー, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Autorandā) is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors since 2001. It was originally known as the Mitsubishi Airtrek (Japanese: 三菱・エアトレック, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Eatorekku) when it was introduced in Japan. The original Airtrek name was chosen to "describe the vehicle's ability to transport its passengers on adventure-packed journeys in a 'free-as-a-bird' manner", and was "coined from Air and Trek to express the idea of footloose, adventure-filled motoring pleasure." The Outlander nameplate which...

Source: Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER — questions & answers

How many MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER are left in the UK?

As of 2026 Q2, 69,603 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER were still registered in the UK — 66,418 licensed and on the road, plus 3,185 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.

Is the MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER rare?

The MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER is common, with 69,603 still on the road, making it rarer than 6% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.

Is the MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER increasing or decreasing?

Over the last year the number of MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER on UK roads fell by 1,782 (2.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 61,663 would remain in 5 years.

What fuel do most MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER use?

Most MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER run on plug-in hybrid — about 67% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, petrol, hybrid.

When did the MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER peak?

The MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER peaked at 77,424 registered in 2021 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.

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