UK vehicle statistics / Mitsubishi

How many Mitsubishi cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 246,869 licensed and 67,538 SORN Mitsubishi vehicles in the UK, across 22 published model groups. That means 1 in 5 surviving Mitsubishi is currently off the road.

Is the Mitsubishi fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Mitsubishi model group: Licensed numbers peaked at 343,260 in 2019 Q3 and stand at 246,869 in 2026 Q1, down 28%. That is down 27% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 67,538 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 314,407 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Mitsubishi MOT pass rate

In 2024, 70.9% of 246,972 Mitsubishi MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Mitsubishi model groups:

• Position Lamps — 3.8% of tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
• Brake Performance — 2.2% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
• Anti-roll Bars — 2% of tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
• Mechanical Brake Components — 1.9% of tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.

See every model on the Mitsubishi MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

• Position Lamps — 3.8% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
• Brake Performance — 2.2% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
• Anti-roll Bars — 2% of tests in 2024. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
• Mechanical Brake Components — 1.9% of tests in 2024. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
• Ask why it was off the road — Of the 314,407 Mitsubishi vehicles still on the DVLA record, 1 in 5 is SORN (67,538 at 2026 Q1). A car that has been laid up needs a closer look at brakes, tyres and the MOT history.
• Budget for a shrinking fleet — Licensed numbers are down 28% from the 2019 Q3 peak of 343,260. Fewer cars on the road usually means fewer donor parts and fewer specialists.
• Check the actual Mitsubishi — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Mitsubishi models

The published Mitsubishi model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

• Starion — 14 licensed, 166 SORN
• FTO — 38 licensed, 169 SORN
• I-Miev — 147 licensed, 67 SORN
• L300 — 95 licensed, 238 SORN
• Delica — 113 licensed, 249 SORN

Every Mitsubishi model

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many Mitsubishi cars are left in the UK?

246,869 Mitsubishi vehicles were licensed and 67,538 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 22 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Mitsubishi is rarest?

Of the published Mitsubishi model groups, the Starion has the smallest surviving population at 14 licensed and 166 SORN.

Is the Mitsubishi fleet shrinking?

Licensed numbers peaked at 343,260 in 2019 Q3 and stand at 246,869 in 2026 Q1, down 28%. That is down 27% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 67,538 are declared SORN — 1 in 5 of the 314,407 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Mitsubishi MOT pass rate?

70.9% of 246,972 class-4 initial MOT tests on Mitsubishi cars passed first time in 2024 — below the 71.2% UK average.

What do Mitsubishi cars fail the MOT on?

Across published Mitsubishi model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are position lamps (3.8% of tests), brake performance (2.2% of tests), anti-roll bars (2% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.

Does a Mitsubishi population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.