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Dion
Mitsubishi · on record 2002 to 2015
The Mitsubishi Dion was a Japanese market compact MPV, so British registrations are generally grey imports rather than official UK supplied cars. The Dion appealed mainly to buyers seeking a more sporting or distinctive choice than the maker's ordinary range. As the Dion ages, performance heritage and enthusiast demand give better examples a reason to be preserved even when routine daily use becomes less attractive.
EXTINCT ON ROAD
Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.
0
licensed vehicles
2015 census
2015 census
0.0% of the peak fleet remains licensed
0
declared SORN
total surviving
peak 5 in 2005 · −1 vehicles a year, five year trend
Population history
Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. The filters below apply to the family population, MOT and registration figures. They do not alter the generation history above.
Licensed
SORN
Latest census observation
Inside the surviving fleet
AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.
First registrations by year
When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.
New registrations
Vehicles first registered each year. A fleet still being sold shows here; a finished one shows only imports.
MOT reliability
DVSA test results for this family, 2006 to 2022.
Pass rate by year
| Failure reason | Failures | Share of all tests |
|---|---|---|
| Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive | 2 | 6.7% |
| A mandatory rear fog lamp shows other than a steady red light to the rear | 2 | 6.7% |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 1 | 3.3% |
| A mandatory rear fog lamp inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | 1 | 3.3% |
| The grooves of the tread pattern are not at least 1.6mm throughout a continuous band comprising the central three-quarters of the breadth of tread, and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre | 1 | 3.3% |
| During the 2nd fast idle test the carbon monoxide (co) exceeds the vehicle specific or default limits continuously for the last 5 seconds of the 30 second countdown: | 1 | 3.3% |
| An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative | 1 | 3.3% |
| Excessive play in a ball joint | 1 | 3.3% |
Counted across every recorded test, 2006 to 2022. Advisories are excluded.
Where the Dion remains
Based on MOT test locations, 2022. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.
| Postcode area | Vehicles tested | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| SK | 2 | 50% |
How this record was calculated
LATEST CENSUS2015
POPULATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0220 annual
HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2022
FAMILY DEFINITIONMITSUBISHI DION
PROCESSED20 Sep 2026
Full methodology
Population history combines DVLA VEH0120 Q4 census observations through 2013 with the annual VEH0220 census from 2014 onward. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Historical VEH0120 is used only when its overlapping UK observations reconcile to the current canonical family definition. Vehicles are grouped into this family using the DVLA GenModel together with durable routing rules for known inconsistencies.
Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Configuration is only assigned where the model description explicitly identifies it; a blank configuration is not treated as a two door Wrangler. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.
MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.