Mitsubishi Lancer

Luggage space with seats down
Diesels perform well
Better to drive than saloon

Mitsubishi Lancer hatchback (2008 – )

The Mitsubishi Lancer Hatchback offers great looks and decent practicality with reliability and good equipment levels. But it’s up against some very stiff competition.

Our verdict

Is the Mitsubishi Lancer a good car?

How we rated this car out of 5 on the following

Mitsubishi Lancer interior

Space, materials, boot size and comfort.

Mitsubishi Lancer performance

Power, handling, fuel and range.

Mitsubishi Lancer how good does it look

Mitsubishi Lancer practicality

Mitsubishi Lancer drive

Mitsubishi Lancer reliability

Mitsubishi Lancer equipment

Our expert review

See what our expert review team say about this car

Interior Performance Appearance Practicality Driveability Reliability Equipment

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Mitsubishi just doesn’t seem to be able to get the hang of interior design, and the Lancer is typical in having a very dull cabin. The quality isn’t great – the door handles seem very cheaply made, for example – and for some reason Mitsubishi still doesn’t want to make its steering wheels adjustable for reach. If it did, the Lancer would be a much more comfortable car to drive.