COLT · COLT 1400 · Cars
COLT 1400 Ultra-rare
As of 2025 Q4, 25 COLT 1400s remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. Numbers are at their highest recorded level since the model first appeared in our data in 2014 Q3. Numbers have held broadly steady over recent years rather than falling away — often the mark of a model that owners deliberately preserve. In all, the COLT 1400 is rarer than 72% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Genuinely rare — only 25 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 72% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Trend
About the 1400
The Mitsubishi Colt is a nameplate from Mitsubishi Motors that has been applied to a number of automobiles since 1962. It was first introduced with a series of subcompact cars in the 1960s, and then for the export version of the subcompact Mirage between 1978 and 2002. Chrysler, Mitsubishi's longtime partner, also used the name when applying its long-running practice of rebadging Mitsubishi vehicles as the Dodge and Plymouth Colt captive imports for the North American market between 1970 and 1994. The most recent version was a subcompact car model manufactured between 2002 and 2013, sold under...
COLT 1400 — questions & answers
How many COLT 1400 are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 25 COLT 1400 were still registered in the UK — 8 licensed and on the road, plus 17 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the COLT 1400 rare?
The COLT 1400 is genuinely rare, with only 25 left, making it rarer than 72% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the COLT 1400 increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of COLT 1400 on UK roads held steady.
What fuel do most COLT 1400 use?
Most COLT 1400 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
When did the COLT 1400 peak?
The COLT 1400 peaked at 25 registered in 2024 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.