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Opel Rekord

Car Sedan

6 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1950–1986
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1976–2026
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 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.

Variants & sources

6 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1950: 1 vehicle 1953: 4 vehicles 1954: 12 vehicles 1955: 18 vehicles 1956: 32 vehicles 1957: 45 vehicles 1958: 14 vehicles 1959: 22 vehicles 1960: 7 vehicles 1961: 3 vehicles 1962: 12 vehicles 1963: 9 vehicles 1964: 7 vehicles 1965: 12 vehicles 1966: 41 vehicles 1967: 38 vehicles 1968: 47 vehicles 1969: 53 vehicles 1970: 52 vehicles 1971: 56 vehicles 56 1972: 28 vehicles 1973: 13 vehicles 1974: 7 vehicles 1975: 9 vehicles 1976: 14 vehicles 1977: 24 vehicles 1978: 16 vehicles 1979: 20 vehicles 1980: 11 vehicles 1981: 9 vehicles 1982: 16 vehicles 1983: 21 vehicles 1984: 30 vehicles 1985: 22 vehicles 1986: 27 vehicles 1950 1986
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1976: 2 vehicles 1977: 4 vehicles 1978: 4 vehicles 1979: 1 vehicle 1980: 2 vehicles 1981: 2 vehicles 1982: 3 vehicles 1983: 4 vehicles 1984: 5 vehicles 1985: 9 vehicles 9 1986: 4 vehicles 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 1 vehicle 2011: 1 vehicle 2012: 2 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2016: 3 vehicles 2017: 3 vehicles 2018: 3 vehicles 2019: 4 vehicles 2020: 2 vehicles 2021: 4 vehicles 2022: 2 vehicles 2023: 5 vehicles 2024: 4 vehicles 2025: 2 vehicles 2026: 2 vehicles 1976 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1950 1
1953 4
1954 12
1955 18
1956 32
1957 45
1958 14
1959 22
1960 7
1961 3
1962 12
1963 9
1964 7
1965 12
1966 41
1967 38
1968 47
1969 53
1970 52
1971 56
1972 28
1973 13
1974 7
1975 9
1976 14
1977 24
1978 16
1979 20
1980 11
1981 9
1982 16
1983 21
1984 30
1985 22
1986 27
Finland
1976 2
1977 4
1978 4
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 3
1983 4
1984 5
1985 9
1986 4
2007 1
2008 1
2011 1
2012 2
2014 2
2015 2
2016 3
2017 3
2018 3
2019 4
2020 2
2021 4
2022 2
2023 5
2024 4
2025 2
2026 2

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

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  "id": "car/opel/rekord",
  "name": "Rekord",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Opel"
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  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/opel/olympia-record",
    "car/opel/olympia-rekord",
    "car/opel/olympia-rekord-1700",
    "car/opel/olympia-rekord-r3",
    "car/opel/record",
    "car/opel/rekord-c",
    "car/opel/rekord-d",
    "car/opel/rekord-olympia"
  ],
  "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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