Mitsubishi paint code W83

Scotia White

スコーティアホワイト

Paint code: W83
Name: Scotia White
Colour: white
Finish: Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
V5C should say: WHITE or CREAM
Status: Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car

Models that came in Scotia White

We believe these offered it too, but haven’t confirmed it yet:

Other Mitsubishi models outside our model library used W83 too.

Has a W83 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 W83, the car left the factory in Scotia White.
Check the V5C. For Scotia White it should say WHITE or CREAM. 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 white 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 white paints

Questions

What colour is Mitsubishi paint code W83?

W83 is Scotia White (スコーティアホワイト), a white paint.

What colour should the V5C say for a car in W83?

The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Scotia White should be registered as WHITE or CREAM. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.

Which models came in Scotia White?

We believe the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV to VI (CP9A) and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII to IX (CT9A) also offered it, but haven’t confirmed that yet. Other Mitsubishi models outside our model library used it too.

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