Mitsubishi paint code R38
Passion Red
パッションレッド
- Paint code
- R38
- Name
- Passion Red
- Colour
- red
- Finish
- Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
- V5C should say
- RED or MAROON
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Passion Red
We believe these offered it too, but haven’t confirmed it yet:
Other Mitsubishi models outside our model library used R38 too.
Has a R38 car been resprayed?
- Find the model plate and read the code. On the caution plate in the engine bay, next to EXT (the exterior paint). Codes are a letter and two digits, such as W37. If it says R38, the car left the factory in Passion Red.
- Check the V5C. For Passion Red it should say RED or MAROON. Add the paint code to our free check and we’ll compare it with the DVLA record for you.
- Check the auction sheet. It should describe the car as red and usually prints the code. A sheet that says one colour with a code for another means the car was painted before it was sold in Japan. Our auction sheet translator flags that.
- Look for the old colour where a respray rarely reaches: the engine bay, door shuts, inside the boot lid and fuel flap, and under rubber seals.
Other Mitsubishi red paints
Questions
What colour is Mitsubishi paint code R38?
R38 is Passion Red (パッションレッド), a red paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in R38?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Passion Red should be registered as RED or MAROON. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Passion Red?
We believe the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV to VI (CP9A) also offered it, but haven’t confirmed that yet. Other Mitsubishi models outside our model library used it too.
From our own colour table. The dot shows the colour family, not the paint itself. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Mitsubishi colour codes