Mitsubishi paint code Y01

Dandelion Yellow

ダンデライオンイエロー

Paint code: Y01
Name: Dandelion Yellow
Colour: yellow
Finish: Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
V5C should say: YELLOW or GOLD
Status: Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car

Models that came in Dandelion Yellow

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

Other Mitsubishi models outside our model library used Y01 too.

Has a Y01 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 Y01, the car left the factory in Dandelion Yellow.
Check the V5C. For Dandelion Yellow it should say YELLOW or GOLD. 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 yellow 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.

Questions

What colour is Mitsubishi paint code Y01?

Y01 is Dandelion Yellow (ダンデライオンイエロー), a yellow paint.

What colour should the V5C say for a car in Y01?

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

Which models came in Dandelion Yellow?

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.

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