Yamaha DT250

Motorcycle

2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Yamaha DT250 on record.

Netherlands
1973โ€“1986
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1977โ€“2020
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

Australia Finland Netherlands

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

Powertrains on record

2 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/motorcycle/yamaha/dt250/full

Registration history

1973: 2 vehicles 1974: 4 vehicles 1975: 2 vehicles 1976: 5 vehicles 1977: 12 vehicles 12 1978: 11 vehicles 1979: 10 vehicles 1980: 9 vehicles 1981: 8 vehicles 1982: 3 vehicles 1983: 1 vehicle 1986: 1 vehicle 1973 1986
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1977: 1 vehicle 1 2020: 1 vehicle 1977 2020
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1973 2
1974 4
1975 2
1976 5
1977 12
1978 11
1979 10
1980 9
1981 8
1982 3
1983 1
1986 1
Finland
1977 1
2020 1

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

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  "body_type": null,
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    "fi",
    "nl"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 5,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
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  "era": null,
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  }
}

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