How many Mitsubishi Colts are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 19,641 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain16,667−14.7% on a year earlier
Declared SORN3,933Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202554.1%Cars of the same ages 59.7%
Rank by number licensedNo. 272of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201053,233 licensed
Average annual mileage4,831miles a year
How many Mitsubishi Colts are left in Great Britain?
There were 16,667 Mitsubishi Colts licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 3,933 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 68.7% fewer than the peak of 53,233 in 2010.
Mitsubishi Colts licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2010 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
The Mitsubishi Colt CZT Turbo has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
Versions of the Mitsubishi Colt with their own page
In 2025, 54.1% of Mitsubishi Colt MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Mitsubishi Colts tested pass 59.7% of the time, so the Mitsubishi Colt does worse than average for its age, by 5.6 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 54.2%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mitsubishi Colt vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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50%
100%
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Mitsubishi Colt
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Mitsubishi Colt compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Mitsubishi Colt fails its MOT,
appearing on 55.3% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
10.6% of Mitsubishi Colt tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Mitsubishi Colt MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Mitsubishi Colt MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Mitsubishi Colt failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 17.5% of 9,019 failed tests.
64.8% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Mitsubishi Colt tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
17.5%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
13.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
12.6%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure
12.5%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
8.9%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
8.8%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
8.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
7.8%
Suspension arms: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension
8 years of the Mitsubishi Colt, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (61.7% passed first time) and the 2007 cars worst (50.2%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Mitsubishi Colt annual mileage
The average Mitsubishi Colt covers 4,831 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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2k
4k
6k
5,040
11–14 years
4,855
15–19 years
4,320
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Mitsubishi Colt by vehicle age
Registrations of Mitsubishi Colts for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 8,947 in 2007. In 2025, 4 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Mitsubishi Colts registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 17,761 Mitsubishi Colts licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 47.1% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc, and 34.6% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc. The share with an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc has grown from 31.4% in 2014 to 47.1%. Petrols made up 89.7% of those licensed in 2014 and 93.5% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Mitsubishi Colts licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,301cc to 1,400cc 8,365 licensed
47.1%
1,101cc to 1,200cc 6,138 licensed
34.6%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 3,009 licensed
16.9%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 124 licensed
0.7%
1,201cc to 1,300cc 117 licensed
0.7%
Other sizes 8 licensed
0.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,301–1,400cc
Petrol
8,363
47.1%
1,101–1,200cc
Petrol
6,137
34.6%
1,401–1,500cc
Petrol
1,865
10.5%
1,401–1,500cc
Diesel
1,144
6.4%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Mitsubishi Colts licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
89.7%
10.3%
2015
89.6%
10.4%
2016
89.5%
10.5%
2017
89.7%
10.2%
2018
90.1%
9.9%
2019
90.5%
9.5%
2020
90.8%
9.2%
2021
91.4%
8.5%
2022
91.9%
8.1%
2023
92.5%
7.5%
2024
93.0%
7.0%
2025
93.5%
6.4%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Mitsubishi Colt fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Mitsubishi Colt from 2000, when the data begins, to 2013. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2013), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 33.6 to 61.4 mpg, with CO2 of 119 to 198 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2013
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2013
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Colt”, “Colt Space Star”, “Colt 5 Door”, “Colt 3 Door”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Mitsubishi Colt safety recalls
DVSA lists 7 safety recalls for the Mitsubishi Colt since 1992, the first in 1994. The most recent was launched on 25 July 2021.
The air bag inflator might have a different air bag deployment performance than designed providing less protection
Launched 25 July 2021DVSA recall R/2021/240Manufacturer ref. R30399
Defect
The airbag inflator might have a different airbag deployment performance than designed providing less protection.
Remedy
The driver side frontal airbag will be replaced with an alternate inflator.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Mitsubishi Colt. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
