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Peugeot 406

Car Sedan ⭐ Popular pick Discontinued

3 production runs · 15 variants · 7 registers with powertrain counts · 2 sources

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Peugeot 406 on record.

Netherlands
1996–2006
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1996–2022
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

Australia Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain 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, variants & sources

3 production runs · 15 variants · 7 registers with powertrain counts · 2 sources

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

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Registration history

1996: 10 vehicles 1997: 125 vehicles 1998: 238 vehicles 1999: 255 vehicles 2000: 348 vehicles 348 2001: 259 vehicles 2002: 215 vehicles 2003: 330 vehicles 2004: 176 vehicles 2005: 45 vehicles 2006: 2 vehicles 1996 2006
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1996: 87 vehicles 1997: 110 vehicles 1998: 128 vehicles 1999: 215 vehicles 2000: 252 vehicles 2001: 200 vehicles 2002: 289 vehicles 2003: 428 vehicles 428 2004: 287 vehicles 2005: 6 vehicles 2006: 3 vehicles 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 6 vehicles 2009: 5 vehicles 2010: 2 vehicles 2011: 4 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2013: 5 vehicles 2014: 4 vehicles 2015: 3 vehicles 2016: 3 vehicles 2017: 2 vehicles 2018: 4 vehicles 2020: 2 vehicles 2021: 1 vehicle 2022: 1 vehicle 1996 2022
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1996 10
1997 125
1998 238
1999 255
2000 348
2001 259
2002 215
2003 330
2004 176
2005 45
2006 2
Finland
1996 87
1997 110
1998 128
1999 215
2000 252
2001 200
2002 289
2003 428
2004 287
2005 6
2006 3
2007 1
2008 6
2009 5
2010 2
2011 4
2012 1
2013 5
2014 4
2015 3
2016 3
2017 2
2018 4
2020 2
2021 1
2022 1

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

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  ],
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    "mass_decile": 1,
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