Renault 8

Car Sedan

2 variants ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Renault 8 on record.

Netherlands
1963โ€“2008
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2006โ€“2019
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 Netherlands New Zealand Norway 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 3 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1963: 1 vehicle 1966: 1 vehicle 1967: 2 vehicles 1968: 2 vehicles 1969: 1 vehicle 1970: 1 vehicle 1971: 1 vehicle 1973: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 3 vehicles 3 1963 2008
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2006: 1 vehicle 1 2014: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 2006 2019
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1963 1
1966 1
1967 2
1968 2
1969 1
1970 1
1971 1
1973 1
2007 1
2008 3
Finland
2006 1
2014 1
2016 1
2019 1

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

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    "gb",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 7,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
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    "car/renault/r08",
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}

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