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Volkswagen Lt

Bus Discontinued

2 production runs · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Volkswagen Lt on record.

Netherlands
2003–2004
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1997–2010
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

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

Production history & sources

2 production runs · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

2003: 1 vehicle 1 2004: 1 vehicle 2003 2004
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1997: 1 vehicle 1998: 1 vehicle 1999: 1 vehicle 2000: 2 vehicles 2001: 4 vehicles 4 2002: 3 vehicles 2003: 3 vehicles 2005: 2 vehicles 2006: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 1997 2010
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2003 1
2004 1
Finland
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 4
2002 3
2003 3
2005 2
2006 1
2010 1

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

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  "id": "bus/volkswagen/lt",
  "name": "Lt",
  "make": {
    "id": "volkswagen",
    "name": "Volkswagen"
  },
  "kind": "bus",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "au",
    "ch",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": "discontinued",
  "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 — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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