Mitsubishi Colt (2008-2012) review: a rare, budget hatchback few Bahrain buyers should chase
2.7/5MotorsSouq Editorial Team
Only consider a Colt if the asking price is genuinely nominal and you accept it as a disposable second car — a same-era Yaris or Getz will have far deeper parts and workshop support in Bahrain for similar money. This is not a recommendation to seek one out; it is guidance for anyone who already has one or has been offered one cheaply.
Pros
- Simple, easy-to-service mechanicals for an independent garage
- Genuinely cheap to buy given scarce demand
- Compact size is easy to park and manoeuvre
Cons
- Very few examples left in Bahrain, most with undocumented history
- Thin parts support compared with same-era Yaris or Getz
- Discontinued globally since 2012 with no factory support
- Basic, dated interior even by supermini standards
The Colt never became a mainstream Bahrain purchase the way the Lancer or Pajero did, and the handful that were sold new here alongside Mitsubishi's bigger sellers are now old enough that most have either left the island or become project cars rather than daily drivers. Mitsubishi ended Colt production worldwide in 2012 without a direct successor, folding the supermini segment into other alliance products.
What you actually get
The final facelift's 1.5-litre four and CVT combination is unremarkable but functional — adequate for city driving, unexciting on the highway, and mechanically simple enough that a competent independent garage can service it without specialist tools. Interior space is tight even by supermini standards, and equipment levels on GCC-spec cars were basic even when new.
The real issue in 2026 is scarcity. With so few sold here, finding one with a documented service history, let alone one that hasn't been neglected through several ownership changes, is genuinely difficult. Parts that Mitsubishi's regional network stocked for the Lancer or Attrage were never stocked in the same depth for the Colt, and specific trim and electrical parts increasingly mean a search through breakers or importing from outside the GCC.
Honest advice
There is no scenario where a Colt beats a same-era Yaris, Getz or Picanto on total cost of ownership in Bahrain today — those cars sold here in far greater numbers and enjoy correspondingly deeper parts and workshop support. A Colt only makes sense as an extremely cheap, short-term second car, bought with eyes open about what limited support it will get.