Renault 18

Car Sedan

2 variants ยท 2 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Renault 18 on record.

Netherlands
1979โ€“1986
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1979โ€“1985
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

Finland Netherlands New Zealand 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 ยท 2 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

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Registration history

1979: 5 vehicles 1980: 1 vehicle 1981: 2 vehicles 1982: 4 vehicles 1983: 7 vehicles 7 1984: 4 vehicles 1985: 3 vehicles 1986: 1 vehicle 1979 1986
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1979: 1 vehicle 1983: 1 vehicle 1984: 2 vehicles 2 1985: 1 vehicle 1979 1985
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1979 5
1980 1
1981 2
1982 4
1983 7
1984 4
1985 3
1986 1
Finland
1979 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1

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

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    "nl",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
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    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 7,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
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}

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