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Suzuki Samurai

Car Convertible

6 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Suzuki Samurai on record.

Netherlands
1985–2004
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1988–2021
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 United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

6 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/car/suzuki/samurai/full

Registration history

1985: 2 vehicles 1986: 8 vehicles 1987: 8 vehicles 1988: 42 vehicles 1989: 21 vehicles 1990: 27 vehicles 1991: 37 vehicles 1992: 47 vehicles 47 1993: 31 vehicles 1994: 5 vehicles 1995: 19 vehicles 1996: 1 vehicle 1997: 6 vehicles 1998: 8 vehicles 1999: 6 vehicles 2000: 5 vehicles 2001: 1 vehicle 2003: 1 vehicle 2004: 1 vehicle 1985 2004
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1988: 27 vehicles 1989: 38 vehicles 38 1990: 27 vehicles 1991: 11 vehicles 1992: 10 vehicles 1997: 10 vehicles 1998: 27 vehicles 1999: 4 vehicles 2009: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 2021: 1 vehicle 1988 2021
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1985 2
1986 8
1987 8
1988 42
1989 21
1990 27
1991 37
1992 47
1993 31
1994 5
1995 19
1996 1
1997 6
1998 8
1999 6
2000 5
2001 1
2003 1
2004 1
Finland
1988 27
1989 38
1990 27
1991 11
1992 10
1997 10
1998 27
1999 4
2009 1
2010 1
2021 1

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

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  "id": "car/suzuki/samurai",
  "name": "Samurai",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Suzuki"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "convertible",
  "availability": [
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    "fi",
    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "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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