Opel Karl

Car Hatchback Discontinued

1 production run ยท 5 variants ยท 1 predecessor model ยท 1 other market name ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 2 sources

Years on record

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

Netherlands
2015โ€“2019
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2015โ€“2021
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 Luxembourg Netherlands Spain Switzerland Ukraine

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

Production history, variants, related models & sources

1 production run ยท 5 variants ยท 1 predecessor model ยท 1 other market name ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 2 sources

Researched from the manufacturer's own pages and Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

2015: 3,267 vehicles 2016: 7,780 vehicles 2017: 10,265 vehicles 10,265 2018: 10,142 vehicles 2019: 7,052 vehicles 2015 2019
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2015: 170 vehicles 2016: 368 vehicles 368 2017: 266 vehicles 2018: 154 vehicles 2019: 88 vehicles 2020: 1 vehicle 2021: 1 vehicle 2015 2021
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2015 3,267
2016 7,780
2017 10,265
2018 10,142
2019 7,052
Finland
2015 170
2016 368
2017 266
2018 154
2019 88
2020 1
2021 1

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

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    "es",
    "fi",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
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    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
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  }
}

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