No car is perfect, but we've gathered everything relating to the Mitsubishi Colt reliability here to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

Best first car options?

11 Nov 2016

I am turning 18 in a few months and looking to buy my first car. I would like one that is automatic, reliable and built in the late 2000s-early 2010s. I like the Mitsubishi Lancer, but are there ...Read more
800,000 cars recalled in two days

800,000 cars recalled in two days

30 Jun 2016 by Joshua Dowling

Cars are either being built worse -- or companies are getting better at detecting faults.Almost every Mitsubishi model sold in Australia over the past 10 years -- close to 500,000 cars -- and 324,000 ...Read more

Mitsubishi Colt engine light problem

25 Jul 2014

My 2007 Mitsubishi Colt auto I bought secondhand three-and-a-half years ago has got a problem with the engine light coming on and causing the car to go into 'safe' mode and will only drive in a low ...Read more

Costly service

26 Oct 2012

I had my 2006 Mitsubishi Colt serviced at a Mitsubishi dealer. It was in the workshop for 1 hour and 10 minutes, and I was charged $234 for labour, not including parts. The service assistants weren't ...Read more

Excessive labour costs

12 Oct 2012

I recently had my 2006 Mitsubishi Colt LS serviced at a Mitsubishi dealer. It was in the workshop for 1 hour and 10 mins, and I was charged $234 for labour, not including parts, etc. that were ...Read more
Used Mitsubishi Colt review: 2004-2011

Used Mitsubishi Colt review: 2004-2011

28 Feb 2012 by Ewan Kennedy

Mitsubishi Colt was relaunched in Australia in September 2004 after being missing for several years. Early models were made in Australia, these latter ones are fully imported from Japan.Colt’s big ...Read more

E10 fuel in a Mitsubishi Colt

30 Sep 2010

In checking the FCAI website to find out if my wife's 1988 Mitsubishi Colt can use E10 petrol I found that it's ok for all fuel-injected cars built after 1986, but my wife's Colt has a carburetor. ...Read more
Best hot hatches under $30,000

Best hot hatches under $30,000

8 Feb 2010 by Neil Dowling

And just sometimes, you can get it all and still hear the reassuring sounds of change rattling in your pocket.  Small cars don't have to be cheap and nasty or even perform like an asthmatic snail in ...Read more
Recall flurry

Recall flurry

10 Nov 2008 by CarsGuide team

In extreme situations, owners have been warned their vehicles may catch fire.Mitsubishi was hit with the biggest safety recall for the three month period. It has written to owners of Pajeros built ...Read more
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