Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mitsubishi Lancer to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Mitsubishi Lancer and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, free and without registration. Our data for the Lancer covers 18 versions, among them Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia, Mitsubishi Lancer III Wagon, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback IX (facelift 2015) and Mitsubishi Grand Lancer X, with model years from 1979 to 2017. Bodies in the data are Sedan, Wagon and Hatchback, and power ranges from 55 to 240 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so the decoder cannot show any of that, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are looking at, compare the model year and country from the decoder with the registration papers and the advert, and make sure the number on the car matches the documents.
1979 - 2017
Production years
55 - 240 hp
Power
3
Body styles
18
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Lancer II | 1979 - 1983 | Sedan | 55 - 170 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Fiore II | 1983 - 1984 | Sedan | 55 - 105 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer III | 1983 - 1988 | Sedan | 55 - 75 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer III Wagon | 1985 - 1992 | Wagon | 58 - 94 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer IV | 1988 - 1994 | Sedan | 60 - 160 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer IV Hatchback | 1988 - 1994 | Hatchback | 60 - 136 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer V | 1992 - 1996 | Sedan | 68 - 115 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer V Wagon | 1992 - 2000 | Wagon | 68 - 113 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer VI | 1995 - 2000 | Sedan | 75 - 205 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia | 2000 - 2004 | Sedan | 105 - 125 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer VIII | 2003 - 2009 | Sedan | 82 - 135 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer VIII Wagon | 2003 - 2009 | Wagon | 98 - 135 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer IX | 2007 - 2015 | Sedan | 109 - 240 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback IX (GS44S) | 2007 - 2011 | Hatchback | 109 - 240 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer IX (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2017 | Sedan | 117 - 168 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback IX (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2017 | Hatchback | 117 - 140 hp |
| Mitsubishi Grand Lancer X | 2017 | Sedan | 140 hp |
| Mitsubishi Lancer I | - | - | - |
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1979 - 2017 across 18 versions of the Mitsubishi Lancer. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
18 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 240 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the manufacturer, model year and country, which you can set against the 1979 to 2017 range in our data. It does not name the version, so take the exact name, such as Mitsubishi Lancer IX or Mitsubishi Lancer Fiore II, from the registration papers and check that the model year fits.
All 17 characters must match exactly, and none of them should be I, O or Q. Character 10 stands for the model year and character 11 for the plant, so check those against the papers. A Lancer from 1979 or 1980 may carry a shorter number, because 17-character VINs apply to cars built since 1981.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, since none of that is stored in a VIN. It also does not report body style (Sedan, Wagon or Hatchback) or power, so check those on the car and in the documents.