Category: Superminis 
Price Range: £7,999 to £12,849
Energetic and refined engine, cheap to buy, well equipped.
Obtrusive A-pillars, small boot, fidgety ride, poor attention to detail.
Irritating foibles ruin an otherwise cheap and cheerful alternative to the usual superminis.
The Colt is on par with its rivals with regards to fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
The 1.1-litre delivers a combined figure of 51.4mpg with 130g/km (VED Band C), the 1.3-litre offers 48.7mpg with 138g/km (VED Band C) and the 1.3-litre with AMT will return 50.4mpg with 133g/km )(VED Band C).
Insurance is affordable: the 1.1 is in group 3, the 1.3 in group 5 (AMT versions in group 6).
Servicing intervals are every 12,500 miles/12 and Mitsubishi offers a three-year unlimited mileage warranty, 12 year anti-corrosion perforation warranty and three-year pan European roadside, home and accident assistance. The Mitsubishi Service Plan (MSP), covering first three scheduled services, costs £225 (Ralliart £295).
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