Volkswagen Taro

Van Discontinued

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1990โ€“1996
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1989โ€“2013
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 50% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands Norway 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

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1990: 3 vehicles 3 1991: 1 vehicle 1992: 1 vehicle 1994: 1 vehicle 1996: 1 vehicle 1990 1996
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1989: 21 vehicles 1990: 34 vehicles 34 1991: 22 vehicles 1992: 27 vehicles 1994: 5 vehicles 2002: 1 vehicle 2004: 1 vehicle 2008: 2 vehicles 2013: 1 vehicle 1989 2013
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1990 3
1991 1
1992 1
1994 1
1996 1
Finland
1989 21
1990 34
1991 22
1992 27
1994 5
2002 1
2004 1
2008 2
2013 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/taro",
  "name": "Taro",
  "make": {
    "id": "volkswagen",
    "name": "Volkswagen"
  },
  "kind": "van",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
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    "fi",
    "gb",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 5,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "van/volkswagen/taro-2-4d"
  ],
  "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 โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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