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Scania R143

Truck ⭐ Popular pick Discontinued

1 production run · 4 variants · 2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Scania R143 on record.

Netherlands
1989–2002
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1988–2024
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% 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 · 4 variants · 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/truck/scania/r143/full

Registration history

1989: 4 vehicles 1990: 12 vehicles 1991: 9 vehicles 1992: 33 vehicles 1993: 28 vehicles 1994: 46 vehicles 1995: 92 vehicles 1996: 103 vehicles 103 1997: 3 vehicles 2002: 1 vehicle 1989 2002
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1988: 5 vehicles 1989: 8 vehicles 1990: 12 vehicles 1991: 12 vehicles 1992: 5 vehicles 1993: 5 vehicles 1994: 17 vehicles 1995: 36 vehicles 36 1996: 21 vehicles 1997: 4 vehicles 1998: 4 vehicles 1999: 3 vehicles 2000: 5 vehicles 2001: 4 vehicles 2002: 5 vehicles 2003: 2 vehicles 2004: 4 vehicles 2005: 4 vehicles 2006: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 2 vehicles 2009: 1 vehicle 2010: 2 vehicles 2011: 2 vehicles 2012: 2 vehicles 2024: 1 vehicle 1988 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1989 4
1990 12
1991 9
1992 33
1993 28
1994 46
1995 92
1996 103
1997 3
2002 1
Finland
1988 5
1989 8
1990 12
1991 12
1992 5
1993 5
1994 17
1995 36
1996 21
1997 4
1998 4
1999 3
2000 5
2001 4
2002 5
2003 2
2004 4
2005 4
2006 1
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 2
2024 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/r143",
  "name": "R143",
  "make": {
    "id": "scania",
    "name": "Scania"
  },
  "kind": "truck",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "truck/scania/r143h",
    "truck/scania/r143h-6x2",
    "truck/scania/r143hl",
    "truck/scania/r143m"
  ],
  "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 — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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