Mitsubishi Colt 3-door MPG: what owners actually get
Owners report 49.5 mpg from a Mitsubishi Colt 3-door, about 94% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 94%, better than typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.
49.5mpg
Real-world average, all engines
94%
of the official combined figure
33–64
Range reported by owners (mpg)
31
Owner submissions
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Mitsubishi Colt 3-door
2005–2008 · real average 49.5 mpg · owners report 33.0–64.0 mpg · 31 submissions
Engine
Official (NEDC)
Official (WLTP)
Real MPG
% of official
Owners report
1.1
51.4
–
–
–
–
1.3
50.4
–
–
–
–
1.3 Automatic
51.4
–
–
–
–
1.5
46.3
–
44.0
95%
–
1.5 CZT
41.5
–
38.7
93%
–
1.5 DI-D
58.9
–
55.0
93%
–
All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine.
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Mitsubishi Colt 3-door fuel economy questions
What is the real-world MPG of a Mitsubishi Colt 3-door?
Owners report an average of 49.5 mpg across all Mitsubishi Colt 3-door engines with data, about 94% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.
Why is the Mitsubishi Colt 3-door real MPG lower than the official figure?
Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.
Where did the Honest John Mitsubishi Colt 3-door Real MPG page go?
The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Mitsubishi Colt 3-door figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.
Where the Mitsubishi Colt 3-door figures come from
If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Mitsubishi Colt 3-door figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2019-11) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.
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