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Volkswagen Lt

Truck Discontinued

2 production runs · 4 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Volkswagen Lt on record.

Netherlands
1978–2006
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1983–2025
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Israel Netherlands Norway United Kingdom

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

Production history & sources

2 production runs · 4 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/truck/volkswagen/lt/full

Registration history

1978: 1 vehicle 1980: 1 vehicle 1981: 2 vehicles 1983: 3 vehicles 1984: 5 vehicles 1985: 6 vehicles 1986: 4 vehicles 1987: 7 vehicles 1988: 5 vehicles 1989: 5 vehicles 1990: 2 vehicles 1991: 3 vehicles 1992: 5 vehicles 1993: 1 vehicle 1995: 3 vehicles 1996: 1 vehicle 1997: 2 vehicles 1998: 4 vehicles 1999: 3 vehicles 2000: 5 vehicles 2001: 10 vehicles 10 2002: 4 vehicles 2003: 9 vehicles 2004: 3 vehicles 2005: 8 vehicles 2006: 3 vehicles 1978 2006
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1983: 1 vehicle 1984: 1 vehicle 1985: 1 vehicle 1986: 4 vehicles 1987: 2 vehicles 1988: 2 vehicles 1989: 9 vehicles 1990: 7 vehicles 1991: 11 vehicles 1992: 2 vehicles 1993: 2 vehicles 1994: 19 vehicles 1995: 19 vehicles 1996: 11 vehicles 1997: 60 vehicles 1998: 80 vehicles 1999: 82 vehicles 2000: 90 vehicles 2001: 84 vehicles 2002: 108 vehicles 108 2003: 89 vehicles 2004: 95 vehicles 2005: 93 vehicles 2006: 45 vehicles 2007: 27 vehicles 2008: 8 vehicles 2009: 14 vehicles 2010: 9 vehicles 2011: 8 vehicles 2012: 2 vehicles 2013: 3 vehicles 2014: 7 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 3 vehicles 2017: 3 vehicles 2018: 5 vehicles 2019: 3 vehicles 2021: 1 vehicle 2022: 2 vehicles 2025: 1 vehicle 1983 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1978 1
1980 1
1981 2
1983 3
1984 5
1985 6
1986 4
1987 7
1988 5
1989 5
1990 2
1991 3
1992 5
1993 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 4
1999 3
2000 5
2001 10
2002 4
2003 9
2004 3
2005 8
2006 3
Finland
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 4
1987 2
1988 2
1989 9
1990 7
1991 11
1992 2
1993 2
1994 19
1995 19
1996 11
1997 60
1998 80
1999 82
2000 90
2001 84
2002 108
2003 89
2004 95
2005 93
2006 45
2007 27
2008 8
2009 14
2010 9
2011 8
2012 2
2013 3
2014 7
2015 1
2016 3
2017 3
2018 5
2019 3
2021 1
2022 2
2025 1

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

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  "id": "truck/volkswagen/lt",
  "name": "Lt",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Volkswagen"
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  "kind": "truck",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "au",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "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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