Scania 143

Truck Discontinued

1 production run ยท 2 variants ยท 2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Scania 143 on record.

Netherlands
1989โ€“2005
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1995โ€“2011
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

Finland Netherlands Norway

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 2 variants ยท 2 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1989: 3 vehicles 1991: 4 vehicles 1992: 3 vehicles 1993: 5 vehicles 1994: 7 vehicles 1995: 16 vehicles 16 1996: 11 vehicles 2005: 1 vehicle 1989 2005
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1995: 1 vehicle 1 2011: 1 vehicle 1995 2011
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1989 3
1991 4
1992 3
1993 5
1994 7
1995 16
1996 11
2005 1
Finland
1995 1
2011 1

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

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{
  "id": "truck/scania/143",
  "name": "143",
  "make": {
    "id": "scania",
    "name": "Scania"
  },
  "kind": "truck",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "truck/scania/143m"
  ],
  "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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