Volkswagen Rabbit

Car Hatchback Discontinued

2 production runs 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 Rabbit on record.

Netherlands
1976โ€“2009
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2010โ€“2016
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 50% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Argentina Canada Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Ukraine United States

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

2 production runs 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

1976: 1 vehicle 1979: 1 vehicle 1980: 2 vehicles 1981: 16 vehicles 1982: 19 vehicles 19 1983: 5 vehicles 1984: 7 vehicles 2006: 2 vehicles 2007: 3 vehicles 2008: 3 vehicles 2009: 1 vehicle 1976 2009
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2010: 1 vehicle 1 2012: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2010 2016
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1976 1
1979 1
1980 2
1981 16
1982 19
1983 5
1984 7
2006 2
2007 3
2008 3
2009 1
Finland
2010 1
2012 1
2016 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/rabbit",
  "name": "Rabbit",
  "make": {
    "id": "volkswagen",
    "name": "Volkswagen"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
    "ar",
    "ca",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc",
    "sa"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 7,
    "mass_decile": 5,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "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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