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Volkswagen Lt

Van ⭐ Popular pick Discontinued

2 production runs · 7 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1976–2007
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1987–2026
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 Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Spain Switzerland 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, variants & sources

2 production runs · 7 variants · 5 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/van/volkswagen/lt/full

Registration history

1976: 4 vehicles 1977: 7 vehicles 1978: 5 vehicles 1979: 6 vehicles 1980: 7 vehicles 1981: 7 vehicles 1982: 15 vehicles 1983: 17 vehicles 1984: 24 vehicles 1985: 23 vehicles 1986: 24 vehicles 1987: 18 vehicles 1988: 4 vehicles 1989: 5 vehicles 1990: 10 vehicles 1991: 10 vehicles 1992: 7 vehicles 1993: 7 vehicles 1994: 6 vehicles 1995: 6 vehicles 1996: 12 vehicles 1997: 66 vehicles 1998: 99 vehicles 1999: 100 vehicles 2000: 105 vehicles 2001: 110 vehicles 2002: 143 vehicles 2003: 108 vehicles 2004: 147 vehicles 147 2005: 145 vehicles 2006: 134 vehicles 2007: 16 vehicles 1976 2007
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1987: 2 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1989: 2 vehicles 1990: 4 vehicles 1991: 3 vehicles 1993: 2 vehicles 1997: 4 vehicles 1998: 6 vehicles 1999: 5 vehicles 2000: 6 vehicles 2001: 5 vehicles 2002: 3 vehicles 2003: 2 vehicles 2004: 12 vehicles 2005: 17 vehicles 17 2006: 11 vehicles 2008: 2 vehicles 2010: 3 vehicles 2011: 2 vehicles 2012: 2 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2016: 2 vehicles 2017: 2 vehicles 2019: 2 vehicles 2020: 3 vehicles 2023: 3 vehicles 2024: 1 vehicle 2025: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 1987 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1976 4
1977 7
1978 5
1979 6
1980 7
1981 7
1982 15
1983 17
1984 24
1985 23
1986 24
1987 18
1988 4
1989 5
1990 10
1991 10
1992 7
1993 7
1994 6
1995 6
1996 12
1997 66
1998 99
1999 100
2000 105
2001 110
2002 143
2003 108
2004 147
2005 145
2006 134
2007 16
Finland
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 3
1993 2
1997 4
1998 6
1999 5
2000 6
2001 5
2002 3
2003 2
2004 12
2005 17
2006 11
2008 2
2010 3
2011 2
2012 2
2014 2
2015 2
2016 2
2017 2
2019 2
2020 3
2023 3
2024 1
2025 1
2026 1

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

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{
  "id": "van/volkswagen/lt",
  "name": "Lt",
  "make": {
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  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
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    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "van/volkswagen/lt-28",
    "van/volkswagen/lt-31",
    "van/volkswagen/lt-32",
    "van/volkswagen/lt-35",
    "van/volkswagen/lt-40",
    "van/volkswagen/lt-46",
    "van/volkswagen/lt-46a",
    "van/volkswagen/lt28",
    "van/volkswagen/lt35",
    "van/volkswagen/lt46a",
    "van/volkswagen/vw-lt-35"
  ],
  "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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