diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
index 923664d4..1cf768c0 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pylint_IsAvailable()
 endfunction
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pylint_GetLocList()
+    let pylint_new = s:PylintNew()
+
     let makeprg = syntastic#makeprg#build({
         \ 'exe': 'pylint',
-        \ 'args': ' -f parseable -r n -i y',
+        \ 'args': (pylint_new ? '--msg-template="{path}:{line}: [{msg_id}] {msg}" -r n' : '-f parseable -r n -i y'),
         \ 'filetype': 'python',
         \ 'subchecker': 'pylint' })
 
     let errorformat =
-        \ '%A%f:%l:%m,' .
-        \ '%A%f:(%l):%m,' .
+        \ '%A%f:%l: %m,' .
+        \ '%A%f:(%l): %m,' .
         \ '%-Z%p^%.%#,' .
         \ '%-G%.%#'
 
@@ -32,12 +34,18 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pylint_GetLocList()
         \ 'postprocess': ['sort'] })
 
     for n in range(len(loclist))
-        let loclist[n]['type'] = match(['R', 'C', 'W'], loclist[n]['text'][2]) >= 0 ? 'W' : 'E'
+        let loclist[n]['type'] = match(['R', 'C', 'W'], loclist[n]['text'][1]) >= 0 ? 'W' : 'E'
+        let loclist[n]['vcol'] = 0
     endfor
 
     return loclist
 endfunction
 
+function s:PylintNew()
+    let pylint_version = filter(split(system('pylint --version'), '\m, \|\n'), 'v:val =~# "^pylint"')[0]
+    return syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(syntastic#util#parseVersion(pylint_version), [1])
+endfunction
+
 call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
     \ 'filetype': 'python',
     \ 'name': 'pylint' })