Renault 16

Car Hatchback

3 variants ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Renault 16 on record.

Netherlands
1966โ€“1979
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975โ€“2018
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Spain 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

3 variants ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1966: 4 vehicles 1967: 4 vehicles 1968: 8 vehicles 8 1969: 7 vehicles 1970: 4 vehicles 1972: 4 vehicles 1973: 1 vehicle 1974: 4 vehicles 1975: 6 vehicles 1976: 1 vehicle 1978: 2 vehicles 1979: 1 vehicle 1966 1979
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 1 vehicle 1 1976: 1 vehicle 2009: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 1975 2018
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1966 4
1967 4
1968 8
1969 7
1970 4
1972 4
1973 1
1974 4
1975 6
1976 1
1978 2
1979 1
Finland
1975 1
1976 1
2009 1
2015 1
2018 1

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

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