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Mitsubishi Colt

🇯🇵 Japan ·1979–now· estate / wagon / hatchback

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mitsubishi Colt VI CZ3 Modellpflege (seit 2008) front MJ: No machine-readable author provided. M 93 assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. 1970 Mitsubishi Colt Galant AII Custom L: TTTNIS· CC0
  3. 3. 1975 Mitsubishi Colt 1400 Deluxe (T120) Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. 1978 Colt Sigma (Mitsubishi Galant Colt Sigma GLX) (11857895464): Charlie from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1988 Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 GLX Automatic (cropped): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1995 Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 GLi Automatic (2) (cropped): Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. 2004-2006 Mitsubishi Colt (RG) LS 5-door hatchback (2009-08-08) 01: OSX· Public domain
  8. 8. 2004 Colt CZT: Manning103· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 2005 Mitsubishi Colt (RG) XLS 5-door hatchback (2015-06-18) 01: OSX· Public domain
  10. 10. 2005 Mitsubishi Colt (RG) XLS 5-door hatchback (2015-06-18) 02: OSX· Public domain
  11. 11. 2006 Mitsubishi Colt (RG MY06.5) LS 5-door hatchback (2011-04-02): OSX· Public domain
  12. 12. 2007 Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 1.3 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mitsubishi Colt, photo 1 of 12
1/12 No machine-readable author provided. M 93 assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 148 hptop version
  • efficiency 95 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 28,311 in NL#96 most common
  • price € 29.106new, 2026
  • weight 1,065 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.

spec sheet

built
1979–now
body
estate / wagon, hatchback
engine
1.2 L–1.8 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
54–148 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
5
doors
3
weight
1,065 kg
fuel use
4.2–7.4 L/100 km
CO₂
95–174 g/km
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
€ 15.535

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

28,311 are registered in the Netherlands today, #96 of all models. Most common build year: 2007 (4,048 cars).

19792026

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 21,115 Colts from 2006–2013, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2008€ 17.563
  • 2009€ 15.243
  • 2010€ 13.926
  • 2011€ 14.008
  • 2012€ 13.794
  • 2013€ 14.722
names it's registered under (28)
  • Colt 27,870
  • Colt 1.3 Gli E2 82
  • Colt GL 64
  • Colt 1200 GL 42
  • Colt GLX 22
  • Colt 1.3 GL U9 21
  • Colt 1.6 Gli A/t E2 17
  • Colt 1200 GL S6 17
  • Colt 1.6 Glxi E2 17
  • Colt 1500 GLX 16
  • Colt 1200 El S6 15
  • Colt GLX Automatic 11
  • Colt 1500 GLX Automaat 11
  • Colt 1500 GLX K6 11
  • Colt GL Automaat 10
  • Colt 1.3 El U9 10
  • Colt 1800 GL Diesel 9
  • Colt 1200 El B6 9
  • Colt 1500 GL 7
  • Colt 1.6 Gli E2 7
  • Colt 1.8 GTI E2 6
  • Colt 1.3 6
  • Colt 1.5 Gli U9 6
  • Colt 1200 El 5
  • Colt 1.3 Gli U9 5
  • Colt 1500 GL B6 5
  • Colt 1.3 El K6 5
  • Colt 1200 GL Automaat 5

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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