How many Mitsubishi Lancers 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 8,748 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain5,899−14.8% on a year earlier
Declared SORN4,061Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202567.4%Cars of the same ages 60.3%
Rank by number licensedNo. 413of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201120,150 licensed
Average annual mileage4,675miles a year
How many Mitsubishi Lancers are left in Great Britain?
There were 5,899 Mitsubishi Lancers licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,061 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 70.7% fewer than the peak of 20,150 in 2011.
Mitsubishi Lancers licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2011 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
2 versions of the Mitsubishi Lancer have their 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 Lancer with their own page
In 2025, 67.4% of Mitsubishi Lancer MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Mitsubishi Lancers tested pass 60.3% of the time, so the Mitsubishi Lancer does better than average for its age, by 7.1 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 66.7%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Mitsubishi Lancer 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.
0%
50%
100%
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Mitsubishi Lancer
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Mitsubishi Lancer compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Mitsubishi Lancer fails its MOT,
appearing on 46.9% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
7.8% of Mitsubishi Lancer tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Mitsubishi Lancer MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Mitsubishi Lancer MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Mitsubishi Lancer failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 17.9% of 2,851 failed tests.
54.6% 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 Lancer tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
17.9%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
14.5%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
7 years of the Mitsubishi Lancer, 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 2006 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (68.5% passed first time) and the 2011 cars worst (58.2%).
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 Lancer annual mileage
The average Mitsubishi Lancer covers 4,675 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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2k
4k
6k
8k
6,144
11–14 years
5,162
15–19 years
2,428
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Mitsubishi Lancer by vehicle age
Registrations of Mitsubishi Lancers for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 4,298 in 2005. In 2025, 25 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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4k
6k
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Mitsubishi Lancers registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 6,332 Mitsubishi Lancers licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 46.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 28.8% have an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc. The share with an engine of 1,501cc to 1,600cc has fallen from 42.0% in 2014 to 28.8%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Mitsubishi Lancers licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 2,952 licensed
46.6%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 1,824 licensed
28.8%
1,701cc to 1,800cc 928 licensed
14.7%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 524 licensed
8.3%
Other sizes 104 licensed
1.6%
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
1,501–1,600cc
Petrol
1,818
28.7%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
1,477
23.3%
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
1,473
23.3%
1,701–1,800cc
Petrol
926
14.6%
1,401–1,500cc
Petrol
524
8.3%
2,001–2,100cc
Petrol
100
1.6%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Mitsubishi Lancers licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
78.0%
21.8%
2015
77.4%
22.3%
2016
77.0%
22.8%
2017
75.8%
24.0%
2018
74.7%
25.1%
2019
73.8%
26.0%
2020
72.9%
26.9%
2021
72.3%
27.6%
2022
71.7%
28.1%
2023
72.5%
27.3%
2024
74.3%
25.6%
2025
76.5%
23.3%
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 Lancer fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Mitsubishi Lancer from 2000, when the data begins, to 2011. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2011), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 27.7 to 44.8 mpg, with CO2 of 153 to 243 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2011
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2011
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 “Lancer Estate”, “Lancer Saloon”, “Lancer Saloon 2008MY on”, “Lancer Sportback Model Year 2009 on”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Mitsubishi Lancer safety recalls
DVSA lists 15 safety recalls for the Mitsubishi Lancer since 1992, the first in 2001. 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 Lancer. 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.
