Scania R142

Truck ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

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

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Scania R142 on record.

Netherlands
1981โ€“1988
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1982โ€“2010
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 1 variant ยท 2 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1981: 1 vehicle 1982: 2 vehicles 1983: 1 vehicle 1984: 3 vehicles 3 1985: 2 vehicles 1986: 2 vehicles 1987: 3 vehicles 1988: 3 vehicles 1981 1988
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1982: 1 vehicle 1983: 2 vehicles 1985: 1 vehicle 1986: 3 vehicles 3 1987: 3 vehicles 1988: 2 vehicles 1998: 2 vehicles 1999: 1 vehicle 2003: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 1982 2010
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 3
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 3
Finland
1982 1
1983 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 3
1988 2
1998 2
1999 1
2003 1
2007 1
2008 1
2010 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/r142",
  "name": "R142",
  "make": {
    "id": "scania",
    "name": "Scania"
  },
  "kind": "truck",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "truck/scania/r142h"
  ],
  "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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