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Opel Ascona

Car Sedan

2 variants · 4 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Opel Ascona on record.

Netherlands
1970–1990
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2026
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 Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Ukraine United Kingdom

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

Variants & sources

2 variants · 4 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1970: 4 vehicles 1971: 22 vehicles 1972: 41 vehicles 41 1973: 36 vehicles 1974: 26 vehicles 1975: 36 vehicles 1976: 6 vehicles 1977: 10 vehicles 1978: 11 vehicles 1979: 13 vehicles 1980: 9 vehicles 1981: 19 vehicles 1982: 11 vehicles 1983: 14 vehicles 1984: 6 vehicles 1985: 12 vehicles 1986: 9 vehicles 1987: 5 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1990: 1 vehicle 1970 1990
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 1 vehicle 1976: 5 vehicles 1977: 9 vehicles 1978: 12 vehicles 1979: 16 vehicles 1980: 14 vehicles 1981: 25 vehicles 1982: 7 vehicles 1983: 12 vehicles 1984: 21 vehicles 1985: 18 vehicles 1986: 28 vehicles 1987: 31 vehicles 31 1988: 23 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 1975 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1970 4
1971 22
1972 41
1973 36
1974 26
1975 36
1976 6
1977 10
1978 11
1979 13
1980 9
1981 19
1982 11
1983 14
1984 6
1985 12
1986 9
1987 5
1988 1
1990 1
Finland
1975 1
1976 5
1977 9
1978 12
1979 16
1980 14
1981 25
1982 7
1983 12
1984 21
1985 18
1986 28
1987 31
1988 23
2015 1
2018 1
2019 1
2026 1

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

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  "id": "car/opel/ascona",
  "name": "Ascona",
  "make": {
    "id": "opel",
    "name": "Opel"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "fi",
    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/opel/ascona-400",
    "car/opel/ascona-b"
  ],
  "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 — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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