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Lada Samara

Car Hatchback

1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Lada Samara on record.

Netherlands
1992
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1986–2003
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands New Zealand United Kingdom

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

Powertrains on record

1 register with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1992: 1 vehicle 1 1992 1992
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1986: 2 vehicles 1987: 8 vehicles 1988: 5 vehicles 1989: 5 vehicles 1990: 4 vehicles 1991: 3 vehicles 1992: 5 vehicles 1994: 1 vehicle 1995: 12 vehicles 1996: 12 vehicles 1997: 18 vehicles 1998: 46 vehicles 46 1999: 35 vehicles 2000: 15 vehicles 2001: 24 vehicles 2002: 43 vehicles 2003: 45 vehicles 1986 2003
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1992 1
Finland
1986 2
1987 8
1988 5
1989 5
1990 4
1991 3
1992 5
1994 1
1995 12
1996 12
1997 18
1998 46
1999 35
2000 15
2001 24
2002 43
2003 45

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

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  "name": "Samara",
  "make": {
    "id": "lada",
    "name": "Lada"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
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    "gb",
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
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  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
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  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
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    "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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