Motor vehicles; overview per period and technological features, 2000-2012

Motor vehicles; overview per period and technological features, 2000-2012

Age vehicle Periods Total fleet of vehicles Total number of passenger cars (number) Passenger cars Total number of passenger cars (number) Passenger cars By type of ownership Private cars (number)
Age total 2012 7,858,712 7,858,712 6,988,589
Less then 1 year 2012 547,531 547,531 315,908
1 and 2 years 2012 873,133 873,133 584,428
3 and 4 years 2012 924,182 924,182 709,505
5 and 6 years 2012 930,749 930,749 874,283
7 and 8 years 2012 922,885 922,885 896,375
9 to 12 years 2012 1,388,919 1,388,919 1,366,646
12 to 15 years 2012 1,129,386 1,129,386 1,116,777
15 to 20 years 2012 697,934 697,934 688,959
20 to 25 years 2012 139,884 139,884 137,368
25 years and older 2012 304,109 304,109 298,340
Source: CBS, RDW
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Key figures on passenger cars, commercial vehicles and motorcycles per 1 January by age category of the vehicle, type of fuel, model and weight of the vehicle and by age and province of residence of the owner.

Data available from: 2000-2012

Status of the figures:
All data in the table are definite.

Changes as of 4 november 2016
Non, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

When will new figures be published?
The figures in this table wil no longer be adjusted. This tabel will be continued as 'Motor vehicles; type, age class, 1 January'. For more information see Chapter 3.

Description topics

Total fleet of vehicles
Total number of passenger cars
Road motor vehicles, other than a moped or a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).
Included are:
a) Passenger cars
b) Vans designed and used primarily for transport of passengers
c) Taxis
d) Hire cars
e) Ambulances
f) Motor homes.
Passenger cars
Road motor vehicles, other than a moped or a motor cycle, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine persons (including the driver).
Included are:
a) Passenger cars
b) Vans designed and used primarily for transport of passengers
c) Taxis
d) Hire cars
e) Ambulances
f) Motor homes.
Total number of passenger cars
By type of ownership
Number of cars by type of owner, i.e. natural (private) persons or
legal persons (commercial enterprises and institutions).
Private cars
Private cars owned by natural persons.