Volkswagen Bora

Car Sedan โญ Popular pick Discontinued

1 production run ยท 3 variants ยท 7 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Volkswagen Bora on record.

Netherlands
1998โ€“2019
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1998โ€“2026
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

1 production run ยท 3 variants ยท 7 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1998: 12 vehicles 1999: 381 vehicles 2000: 348 vehicles 2001: 356 vehicles 2002: 443 vehicles 443 2003: 409 vehicles 2004: 265 vehicles 2005: 210 vehicles 2006: 21 vehicles 2007: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 1998 2019
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1998: 55 vehicles 1999: 601 vehicles 2000: 674 vehicles 2001: 473 vehicles 2002: 831 vehicles 2003: 1,598 vehicles 1,598 2004: 1,079 vehicles 2005: 630 vehicles 2006: 9 vehicles 2007: 2 vehicles 2008: 7 vehicles 2009: 4 vehicles 2010: 4 vehicles 2011: 5 vehicles 2012: 5 vehicles 2013: 2 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2016: 1 vehicle 2017: 2 vehicles 2019: 2 vehicles 2020: 1 vehicle 2022: 1 vehicle 2023: 1 vehicle 2025: 2 vehicles 2026: 1 vehicle 1998 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1998 12
1999 381
2000 348
2001 356
2002 443
2003 409
2004 265
2005 210
2006 21
2007 1
2019 1
Finland
1998 55
1999 601
2000 674
2001 473
2002 831
2003 1,598
2004 1,079
2005 630
2006 9
2007 2
2008 7
2009 4
2010 4
2011 5
2012 5
2013 2
2014 2
2016 1
2017 2
2019 2
2020 1
2022 1
2023 1
2025 2
2026 1

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

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{
  "id": "car/volkswagen/bora",
  "name": "Bora",
  "make": {
    "id": "volkswagen",
    "name": "Volkswagen"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "ch",
    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
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  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "discontinued",
  "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 โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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