Volkswagen Lupo

Car Hatchback Discontinued

1 production run ยท 3 variants ยท 5 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1998โ€“2006
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2000โ€“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

Finland 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 5 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1998: 78 vehicles 1999: 674 vehicles 2000: 780 vehicles 2001: 815 vehicles 2002: 1,090 vehicles 1,090 2003: 865 vehicles 2004: 746 vehicles 2005: 364 vehicles 2006: 6 vehicles 1998 2006
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2000: 1 vehicle 2001: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 2 vehicles 2009: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 2011: 4 vehicles 2012: 7 vehicles 2013: 8 vehicles 8 2014: 7 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2017: 2 vehicles 2018: 2 vehicles 2019: 6 vehicles 2021: 4 vehicles 2023: 3 vehicles 2026: 1 vehicle 2000 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1998 78
1999 674
2000 780
2001 815
2002 1,090
2003 865
2004 746
2005 364
2006 6
Finland
2000 1
2001 1
2005 1
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 1
2011 4
2012 7
2013 8
2014 7
2015 2
2017 2
2018 2
2019 6
2021 4
2023 3
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/lupo",
  "name": "Lupo",
  "make": {
    "id": "volkswagen",
    "name": "Volkswagen"
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  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
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    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/volkswagen/lupo-1"
  ],
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  "era": "discontinued",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
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    "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",
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  }
}

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