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Mitsubishi Lancer

Car Sedan ⭐ Popular pick Discontinued

2 production runs · 4 variants · 10 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mitsubishi Lancer on record.

Netherlands
1975–2017
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1976–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Canada Finland Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history & variants

2 production runs · 4 variants · 10 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/car/mitsubishi/lancer/full

Registration history

1975: 2 vehicles 1976: 7 vehicles 1978: 1 vehicle 1980: 1 vehicle 1981: 1 vehicle 1987: 1 vehicle 1989: 1 vehicle 1994: 2 vehicles 1995: 3 vehicles 1996: 32 vehicles 1997: 19 vehicles 1998: 23 vehicles 1999: 21 vehicles 2000: 6 vehicles 2001: 4 vehicles 2002: 2 vehicles 2003: 73 vehicles 2004: 148 vehicles 2005: 150 vehicles 2006: 264 vehicles 2007: 253 vehicles 2008: 598 vehicles 598 2009: 364 vehicles 2010: 404 vehicles 2011: 399 vehicles 2012: 196 vehicles 2013: 83 vehicles 2014: 116 vehicles 2015: 123 vehicles 2016: 50 vehicles 2017: 8 vehicles 1975 2017
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 3 vehicles 1978: 1 vehicle 1979: 2 vehicles 1980: 2 vehicles 1981: 1 vehicle 1982: 1 vehicle 1983: 1 vehicle 1984: 2 vehicles 1987: 8 vehicles 1988: 14 vehicles 1989: 20 vehicles 1990: 29 vehicles 1991: 35 vehicles 1992: 31 vehicles 1993: 22 vehicles 1994: 36 vehicles 1995: 34 vehicles 1996: 46 vehicles 1997: 46 vehicles 1998: 63 vehicles 1999: 40 vehicles 2000: 15 vehicles 2001: 2 vehicles 2003: 51 vehicles 2004: 194 vehicles 2005: 173 vehicles 2006: 219 vehicles 2007: 178 vehicles 2008: 462 vehicles 462 2009: 256 vehicles 2010: 215 vehicles 2011: 131 vehicles 2012: 100 vehicles 2013: 67 vehicles 2014: 3 vehicles 2015: 3 vehicles 2016: 4 vehicles 2017: 13 vehicles 2018: 11 vehicles 2019: 11 vehicles 2020: 10 vehicles 2021: 3 vehicles 2022: 4 vehicles 2023: 4 vehicles 2024: 5 vehicles 2025: 5 vehicles 2026: 2 vehicles 1976 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1975 2
1976 7
1978 1
1980 1
1981 1
1987 1
1989 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 32
1997 19
1998 23
1999 21
2000 6
2001 4
2002 2
2003 73
2004 148
2005 150
2006 264
2007 253
2008 598
2009 364
2010 404
2011 399
2012 196
2013 83
2014 116
2015 123
2016 50
2017 8
Finland
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 2
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1987 8
1988 14
1989 20
1990 29
1991 35
1992 31
1993 22
1994 36
1995 34
1996 46
1997 46
1998 63
1999 40
2000 15
2001 2
2003 51
2004 194
2005 173
2006 219
2007 178
2008 462
2009 256
2010 215
2011 131
2012 100
2013 67
2014 3
2015 3
2016 4
2017 13
2018 11
2019 11
2020 10
2021 3
2022 4
2023 4
2024 5
2025 5
2026 2

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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The Mitsubishi Lancer as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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{
  "id": "car/mitsubishi/lancer",
  "name": "Lancer",
  "make": {
    "id": "mitsubishi",
    "name": "Mitsubishi"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "ca",
    "ch",
    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "my",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mitsubishi/colt-lancer",
    "car/mitsubishi/lancer-glx",
    "car/mitsubishi/lancer-ralliart",
    "car/mitsubishi/lancer-wagon"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "discontinued",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

On Developer and up, enrichment carries production runs, variants, related models, powertrain counts, reference links and make facts.

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