Volvo 340

Car Hatchback ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Volvo 340 on record.

Netherlands
1982โ€“1990
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1983โ€“1990
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 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

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1982: 1 vehicle 1983: 6 vehicles 1984: 41 vehicles 1985: 40 vehicles 1986: 91 vehicles 91 1987: 17 vehicles 1988: 8 vehicles 1989: 6 vehicles 1990: 3 vehicles 1982 1990
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1983: 5 vehicles 1984: 2 vehicles 1985: 3 vehicles 1986: 14 vehicles 1987: 12 vehicles 1988: 20 vehicles 20 1989: 8 vehicles 1990: 7 vehicles 1983 1990
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1982 1
1983 6
1984 41
1985 40
1986 91
1987 17
1988 8
1989 6
1990 3
Finland
1983 5
1984 2
1985 3
1986 14
1987 12
1988 20
1989 8
1990 7

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

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{
  "id": "car/volvo/340",
  "name": "340",
  "make": {
    "id": "volvo",
    "name": "Volvo"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
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    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/volvo/340-gl",
    "car/volvo/340gl"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "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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