Certificate of conformity by make Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi announced in 2020 that it would scale back development of new models for Europe. The vehicle population in circulation remains large — Outlander, ASX, Space Star — and type-approval data remains accessible.

The most frequent technical point concerns the L200, a pick-up approved as a commercial vehicle: different category, a gross weight that can approach the limits of category N1, and licence and roadworthiness rules that are not those of a passenger car. On first-generation plug-in hybrid Outlanders, some authorities now ask for battery data that was not systematically recorded on the certificates of the time.

The frequent file is an Outlander or ASX bought in Germany or the Netherlands, for which the data remains accessible but goes through a lighter organisation than before. The turnaround is slightly less predictable, and we say so up front. On a Mitsubishi our first check concerns the L200 where that is the model: a pick-up approved as a commercial vehicle, with a gross weight that can approach the limits of its category and distinct licence and roadworthiness rules. On first-generation plug-in hybrid Outlanders our question concerns the battery data, now sometimes required and not systematically recorded on the certificates of the time.

For a Mitsubishi, the request usually goes through the national importer of the country of first registration: one more link in the chain, so a longer turnaround.

Where to find the chassis number (VIN) on a Mitsubishi

A certificate covers one vehicle only, identified by its chassis number (VIN). The safest place to read it is field E of the foreign registration document. On a Mitsubishi, it also appears:

• at the base of the windscreen, driver’s side, readable from outside
• on the manufacturer’s plate on the driver’s door pillar
• under a floor flap on the front passenger side

A VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q: mistaking one for a 1 or a 0 is enough to send the search astray.

Most frequently imported Mitsubishi models

The Mitsubishi vehicles we handle most often come from Germany, from the Netherlands and from Belgium.

The requests we receive mostly concern:

• Mitsubishi Outlander
• Mitsubishi ASX
• Mitsubishi Space Star
• Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
• Mitsubishi L200

The rest of the EU-approved Mitsubishi range is handled the same way.

Mitsubishi and the eCOC: what changes in 2026

Since 5 July 2026, Mitsubishi has been sending conformity data for its new vehicles to the approval authorities in eCOC format. Your used Mitsubishi is not affected: you need the ordinary COC, issued exactly as before. Paper and printouts of the eCOC remain accepted until 29 November 2026 at the latest. Understand the eCOC.