DAF Ad

Truck ⭐ Popular pick

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the DAF Ad on record.

Netherlands: 1987–2008; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands

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

Not researched yet. We research the most registered models first and cite every source.

Registration history

Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

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Netherlands
1987	2
1991	2
1992	1
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
1998	1
2000	1
2001	6
2002	14
2003	5
2004	4
2005	2
2006	15
2007	3
2008	1

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

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The DAF Ad as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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GET …/truck/daf/ad/full free plan response

{
  "id": "truck/daf/ad",
  "name": "Ad",
  "make": {
    "id": "daf",
    "name": "DAF"
  },
  "kind": "truck",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "nl"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "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 — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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