NSU Max

Motorcycle ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the NSU Max on record.

Netherlands
1953โ€“1975
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 60% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history

1 production run

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/nsu/max/full

Registration history

1953: 6 vehicles 1954: 6 vehicles 1955: 6 vehicles 1956: 12 vehicles 12 1957: 2 vehicles 1958: 1 vehicle 1962: 1 vehicle 1968: 1 vehicle 1971: 1 vehicle 1975: 1 vehicle 1953 1975
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1953 6
1954 6
1955 6
1956 12
1957 2
1958 1
1962 1
1968 1
1971 1
1975 1

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

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/nsu/max",
  "name": "Max",
  "make": {
    "id": "nsu",
    "name": "NSU"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 6,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "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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