Mitsubishi Colt

Bought my Mitsubishi Colt (manufactured in 2010, made in Japan) in 2015 used for AUD5300 in Perth. I was initially sceptical about the CVT transmission, as my Toyota Camry drove a bit different. I shipped the car to Melbourne in 2019 due to relocation. After 7 years of driving like a maniac, now the car is 12 years old, approaches 220k KM and still runs strong. The only things that I have paid for was yearly logbook service and changes of four tyres, one battery and one engine mount, total about AUD2000 give or take. I did drive it on rough sur...

In 2019 I bought my 2006 manual Colt due to the reviews on here - I wanted something cheap to buy and own, but importantly something that's also very reliable as I'm self-employed and was traveling long distances for work. The car more than fulfils its brief and I'm really happy I bought it.

I purchased this from the original owner at 97,000 KMs, with RWC, rego, and new tyres, for $3900.

I'm a mature driver commuting in regional Victoria. I really love this car. I've removed the back seat to carry my drum kit to gigs and it makes a great min...

I purchased 2007 colt es with 120km in 2013 now has 200km, trouble free driving!
About 2 months ago transmission (cvt) started to make growling bearing noise, cvt oil change fixed!
The cvt transmission needs clean oil! I believe the torque converter was making the noise because of dirty oil!

John Coen
Western Australia

Great little car. It’s handling in the rain is great. Fuel is cheap as chips! Every 2 weeks I fill up and it only cost me $23 depending on how much the petrol is on that day! Still cheap. Boot space is great if you have no prams at the back, it actually fits my dining table into the boot what a surprise. I could fit a lot of things in the boot. I was a bit worried going from a 4wd to a small car the boot space is completely different but it fits everything I need it to fit. Mechanical wise it’s also cheap but hardly major issues everything runs perfect. So I would recommend it to people wanting to save on petrol and not have headaches every time you go to the mechanics! I love my baby colt! Haha

My misti colt plus 04 auto is decent enough. Small, economical, has enoughish boot space. So far I've done around 20 000 ks with the car in the last 3 years. Mechanically it's been good

If i could find a fault for this car i would but i can't! the car is super fun to drive, the fuel economy is incredible (manual) i did 350 in half a tank.
I love the shape and the layout of the interior, i wished they continue making this car!

Extremely dangerous driving this car due to right corner windscreen which blocks your view of cars coming from the right. I’ve had several near misses due to this issue.Mechanically the car has been great but the safety factor is a major issue.
Extremely unsafe vehicle and I would not recommend!

Extremely unsafe due to blind spot on front right. Can’t emphasise this enough. Otherwise good value for money. Low fuel consumption and zippy. Easy maintenance. Pretty dependable and surprising amount of space if seats are folded down. But I would not have bought this car if I knew about the blind spot issue. It’s dangerous.

After doing a lot of research on the net, I purchased 2010 Colt VRX. I was after a small daily run about for the local area. It was checked by my mechanic and then serviced by him. The Colt has been great - no mechanical problems, nice run about. The rear seat has 2 options for folding it down and can carry a surprising amount of gear in the back, however with 4 people, there is limited space. I would only recommend it for 2 people with an occasional use for 4 people. The only thing I would have liked to have been included was cruise control for the longer trips we do.

Great little runner, reliable and runs on fumes (almost!) Nice and roomy quiet and VERY nippy with the 1.5 Mivec engine. Love the icy cold air con and the practicality of the interior!
Great build quality and made in Japan, really would have to be one of the best small cars on the road, and can really move if you want to stick the boot into it!

I have the vrx and it's a little stunner finished in Kingfisher blue, has a timing chain and not a stupid timing belt..........If you want a small vehicle, with fantastic economy and rock solid reliability (in manual transmission) go for it! Be careful and very cautious of a colt with the CVT automatic transmission!!!!! The manuals are the one to buy!!!!

Needed something cheap to drive to the office and back. My "now weekend" car isnt very economical at 14-16lt /100km
Found a non-running 07 with 120000km on the clock, the very low price was worth the risk.

Towed it home. Found and repaired the issue in one afternoon. Pulled out the interior steam cleaned it , serviced all the fluids slapped some cheap seat covers and floor mats in.
Have done 500km so far (still has 1/4 tank!).

This little thing is a joy to drive, can be parked like a motorbike its tiny on the outside and incredibly r...

The car was fantastic until the CVT died. We had additional warranty to 130,000ks or 10 yrs whichever came first. It had only 117,000 but was 6 months over the10 years. Mitsubishi quoted us $7,800 to replace the gear box as CVT can't be repaired. We are stuck with a perfectly good car which is still running great and been fully serviced. So what do we do now?

Mitsubishi colt 2007 manual
Ok i thought the Mitsubishi colt was ugly and i would never touch one.
But then i needed a cheap run about car asap and friend of a friend had a car for sale going cheap as it had a big dent on the door.
So i thought il have a look but wasnt very keen.
I arrived and saw this red fugly car sitting there in the carport.
The owner said you wana drive?
I thought why not it will be a laugh.
I hoped in and was surprised at how comfortable the seats were.
The steering is so light. Air con was freezing. Gears were so easy to use. Wow the power it has!
Power windows. Stereo sounded great. ...

I have owned & loved my 2005 Mitsubishi Colt since new (11years), have maintained it fastidiously & done relatively low kms (140,000). It's been a great reliable car, that is until the chain in the cvt transmission suddenly broke and I have been quoted $6,600 to replace with a new transmission. That is almost what the car is worth, so I'm replacing with a 2nd hand transmission ($2,700), considering selling the car & wouldn't get another car with cvt.

I love my 2011 Colt Plus. It is the third one we have owned - bought the first after looking for a smallish car which would take a wheel chair in
the boot. This car was streets ahead of any other we looked at for boot space and head height and the automatic boot opener is fantastic.
I have recently looked at other makes and models with a view to trading up to a later model but even the Mazda 2 doesn't match the head height and boot space or have the remote control boot opener.
The Colt Plus is economic, has needed no work done except annu...