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Volkswagen Caravelle

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2 variants · 4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1973–2023
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1985–2024
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 Spain United Kingdom

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

Variants

2 variants · 4 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/van/volkswagen/caravelle/full

Registration history

1973: 1 vehicle 1978: 1 vehicle 1980: 1 vehicle 1981: 1 vehicle 1982: 2 vehicles 1983: 1 vehicle 1985: 1 vehicle 1987: 1 vehicle 1991: 1 vehicle 1995: 1 vehicle 1996: 1 vehicle 1997: 7 vehicles 1998: 8 vehicles 1999: 17 vehicles 2000: 39 vehicles 2001: 31 vehicles 2002: 22 vehicles 2003: 8 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 2005: 15 vehicles 2006: 39 vehicles 2007: 47 vehicles 2008: 35 vehicles 2009: 12 vehicles 2010: 76 vehicles 76 2011: 56 vehicles 2012: 76 vehicles 2013: 72 vehicles 2014: 68 vehicles 2015: 64 vehicles 2016: 18 vehicles 2017: 24 vehicles 2018: 26 vehicles 2019: 16 vehicles 2020: 1 vehicle 2022: 8 vehicles 2023: 25 vehicles 1973 2023
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1985: 1 vehicle 1986: 1 vehicle 1987: 1 vehicle 1989: 1 vehicle 1991: 12 vehicles 1992: 22 vehicles 1993: 8 vehicles 1994: 8 vehicles 1995: 30 vehicles 1996: 34 vehicles 1997: 45 vehicles 1998: 39 vehicles 1999: 37 vehicles 2000: 55 vehicles 2001: 50 vehicles 2002: 56 vehicles 56 2003: 21 vehicles 2004: 2 vehicles 2005: 5 vehicles 2006: 4 vehicles 2007: 6 vehicles 2008: 4 vehicles 2009: 11 vehicles 2010: 8 vehicles 2011: 3 vehicles 2012: 6 vehicles 2013: 4 vehicles 2014: 3 vehicles 2015: 4 vehicles 2016: 2 vehicles 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 2 vehicles 2022: 3 vehicles 2024: 1 vehicle 1985 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1973 1
1978 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1985 1
1987 1
1991 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 7
1998 8
1999 17
2000 39
2001 31
2002 22
2003 8
2004 1
2005 15
2006 39
2007 47
2008 35
2009 12
2010 76
2011 56
2012 76
2013 72
2014 68
2015 64
2016 18
2017 24
2018 26
2019 16
2020 1
2022 8
2023 25
Finland
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1989 1
1991 12
1992 22
1993 8
1994 8
1995 30
1996 34
1997 45
1998 39
1999 37
2000 55
2001 50
2002 56
2003 21
2004 2
2005 5
2006 4
2007 6
2008 4
2009 11
2010 8
2011 3
2012 6
2013 4
2014 3
2015 4
2016 2
2017 1
2018 2
2022 3
2024 1

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

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

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  "id": "van/volkswagen/caravelle",
  "name": "Caravelle",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Volkswagen"
  },
  "kind": "van",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
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    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "van/volkswagen/multi-van",
    "van/volkswagen/multivan-dc",
    "van/volkswagen/multivan-startline"
  ],
  "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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