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Volkswagen Golf

Car Hatchback ⭐ Popular pick

5 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts

Also known as Rabbit, Golf Variant.

Years on record

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

Germany
2025–2026
New registrations per year. Our data starts in October 2025.
Netherlands
1975–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1976–2026
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 Canada Finland Germany Ireland Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Thailand 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.

Variants

5 variants · 12 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/volkswagen/golf/full

Registration history

2025: 22,172 vehicles 2026: 65,445 vehicles 65,445 2025 2026
Germany: New registrations per year
1975: 12 vehicles 1976: 11 vehicles 1977: 21 vehicles 1978: 26 vehicles 1979: 54 vehicles 1980: 101 vehicles 1981: 274 vehicles 1982: 857 vehicles 1983: 2,156 vehicles 1984: 1,352 vehicles 1985: 1,284 vehicles 1986: 1,666 vehicles 1987: 1,131 vehicles 1988: 921 vehicles 1989: 1,121 vehicles 1990: 1,584 vehicles 1991: 1,584 vehicles 1992: 1,082 vehicles 1993: 711 vehicles 1994: 1,048 vehicles 1995: 1,276 vehicles 1996: 1,359 vehicles 1997: 1,203 vehicles 1998: 2,086 vehicles 1999: 3,029 vehicles 2000: 3,629 vehicles 2001: 3,779 vehicles 2002: 4,079 vehicles 2003: 4,142 vehicles 2004: 5,570 vehicles 2005: 7,270 vehicles 2006: 7,406 vehicles 2007: 7,804 vehicles 2008: 10,111 vehicles 2009: 16,352 vehicles 2010: 16,435 vehicles 2011: 16,814 vehicles 2012: 14,426 vehicles 2013: 21,546 vehicles 2014: 22,952 vehicles 2015: 25,129 vehicles 25,129 2016: 17,046 vehicles 2017: 17,833 vehicles 2018: 15,336 vehicles 2019: 13,860 vehicles 2020: 13,492 vehicles 2021: 13,211 vehicles 2022: 7,626 vehicles 2023: 5,255 vehicles 2024: 4,373 vehicles 2025: 4,854 vehicles 2026: 1,622 vehicles 1975 2026
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 6 vehicles 1978: 6 vehicles 1979: 5 vehicles 1980: 11 vehicles 1981: 6 vehicles 1982: 9 vehicles 1983: 5 vehicles 1984: 17 vehicles 1985: 32 vehicles 1986: 41 vehicles 1987: 51 vehicles 1988: 83 vehicles 1989: 122 vehicles 1990: 147 vehicles 1991: 115 vehicles 1992: 80 vehicles 1993: 21 vehicles 1994: 107 vehicles 1995: 237 vehicles 1996: 299 vehicles 1997: 315 vehicles 1998: 720 vehicles 1999: 984 vehicles 2000: 1,330 vehicles 2001: 1,167 vehicles 2002: 2,255 vehicles 2003: 3,694 vehicles 2004: 3,785 vehicles 2005: 4,229 vehicles 2006: 3,751 vehicles 2007: 2,808 vehicles 2008: 4,086 vehicles 2009: 3,981 vehicles 2010: 5,913 vehicles 2011: 5,983 vehicles 2012: 4,708 vehicles 2013: 5,343 vehicles 2014: 6,003 vehicles 6,003 2015: 5,046 vehicles 2016: 5,054 vehicles 2017: 4,980 vehicles 2018: 5,091 vehicles 2019: 4,255 vehicles 2020: 3,309 vehicles 2021: 2,727 vehicles 2022: 2,046 vehicles 2023: 1,690 vehicles 2024: 1,365 vehicles 2025: 1,036 vehicles 2026: 546 vehicles 1976 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Germany
2025 22,172
2026 65,445
Netherlands
1975 12
1976 11
1977 21
1978 26
1979 54
1980 101
1981 274
1982 857
1983 2,156
1984 1,352
1985 1,284
1986 1,666
1987 1,131
1988 921
1989 1,121
1990 1,584
1991 1,584
1992 1,082
1993 711
1994 1,048
1995 1,276
1996 1,359
1997 1,203
1998 2,086
1999 3,029
2000 3,629
2001 3,779
2002 4,079
2003 4,142
2004 5,570
2005 7,270
2006 7,406
2007 7,804
2008 10,111
2009 16,352
2010 16,435
2011 16,814
2012 14,426
2013 21,546
2014 22,952
2015 25,129
2016 17,046
2017 17,833
2018 15,336
2019 13,860
2020 13,492
2021 13,211
2022 7,626
2023 5,255
2024 4,373
2025 4,854
2026 1,622
Finland
1976 1
1977 6
1978 6
1979 5
1980 11
1981 6
1982 9
1983 5
1984 17
1985 32
1986 41
1987 51
1988 83
1989 122
1990 147
1991 115
1992 80
1993 21
1994 107
1995 237
1996 299
1997 315
1998 720
1999 984
2000 1,330
2001 1,167
2002 2,255
2003 3,694
2004 3,785
2005 4,229
2006 3,751
2007 2,808
2008 4,086
2009 3,981
2010 5,913
2011 5,983
2012 4,708
2013 5,343
2014 6,003
2015 5,046
2016 5,054
2017 4,980
2018 5,091
2019 4,255
2020 3,309
2021 2,727
2022 2,046
2023 1,690
2024 1,365
2025 1,036
2026 546

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

Try the API

The Volkswagen Golf as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

GET /api/v1/vehicles/car/volkswagen/golf/full

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GET …/car/volkswagen/golf/full free plan response 

{
  "id": "car/volkswagen/golf",
  "name": "Golf",
  "make": {
    "id": "volkswagen",
    "name": "Volkswagen"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
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    "ca",
    "ch",
    "de",
    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "ie",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "my",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "th",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [
    "Rabbit",
    "Golf Variant"
  ],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/volkswagen/colf",
    "car/volkswagen/gti",
    "car/volkswagen/gti-16v",
    "car/volkswagen/gti-vr6",
    "car/volkswagen/r32",
    "car/volkswagen/vw-golf",
    "car/volkswagen/vw-golf-gls",
    "car/volkswagen/vw-golf-r32"
  ],
  "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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