VDL Citea

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3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the VDL Citea on record.

Netherlands
2010โ€“2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2012โ€“2025
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands Norway Ukraine

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

3 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/bus/vdl/citea/full

Registration history

2010: 9 vehicles 2011: 50 vehicles 2012: 234 vehicles 2013: 126 vehicles 2014: 189 vehicles 2015: 81 vehicles 2016: 370 vehicles 370 2017: 221 vehicles 2018: 97 vehicles 2019: 300 vehicles 2020: 152 vehicles 2021: 17 vehicles 2022: 88 vehicles 2023: 33 vehicles 2024: 200 vehicles 2025: 185 vehicles 2026: 242 vehicles 2010 2026
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2012: 55 vehicles 2013: 42 vehicles 2014: 124 vehicles 124 2015: 36 vehicles 2016: 75 vehicles 2017: 25 vehicles 2018: 35 vehicles 2019: 94 vehicles 2020: 17 vehicles 2021: 30 vehicles 2022: 5 vehicles 2023: 5 vehicles 2024: 72 vehicles 2025: 5 vehicles 2012 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2010 9
2011 50
2012 234
2013 126
2014 189
2015 81
2016 370
2017 221
2018 97
2019 300
2020 152
2021 17
2022 88
2023 33
2024 200
2025 185
2026 242
Finland
2012 55
2013 42
2014 124
2015 36
2016 75
2017 25
2018 35
2019 94
2020 17
2021 30
2022 5
2023 5
2024 72
2025 5

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "bus/vdl/citea",
  "name": "Citea",
  "make": {
    "id": "vdl",
    "name": "VDL"
  },
  "kind": "bus",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 1,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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