MITSUBISHI · MITSUBISHI SHOGUN · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 41,052 on the road.
Rarer than 7% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 2,972 a year (7.2% of survivors). At that pace roughly 28,193 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2034.
The Mitsubishi Pajero (三菱・パジェロ; Japanese: [pad͡ʑeɾo]; English: ; Spanish: [paˈxeɾo]) is a full-size SUV (sport utility vehicle) manufactured and marketed globally by Mitsubishi over four generations—introduced in 1981 and discontinued in 2021. A fifth-generation iteration has been announced to be unveiled in late 2026. The Pajero nameplate derives from Leopardus pajeros, the Pampas cat. Mitsubishi marketed the SUV as the Montero in North America, Spain, and Latin America (except for Brazil and Jamaica) due to the term "pajero" being derogatory (meaning "wanker") in Spanish. In the United Kingdom...
As of 2025 Q4, 41,052 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN were still registered in the UK — 22,916 licensed and on the road, plus 18,136 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The MITSUBISHI SHOGUN is common, with 41,052 still on the road, making it rarer than 7% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of MITSUBISHI SHOGUN on UK roads fell by 2,245 (5.2%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 28,193 would remain in 5 years.
Most MITSUBISHI SHOGUN run on diesel — about 85% of those still registered, with the rest split across petrol, gas (lpg), hybrid.
The MITSUBISHI SHOGUN peaked at 69,566 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.