Motor vehicles admitted; type, age class, 1 January

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Class of vehicle age Passenger car (number)
Total 9,415,540
Younger than 1 year 384,103
1 or 2 years 846,577
3 or 4 years 888,694
5 or 6 years 967,404
7 or 8 years 1,007,791
9 to 11 years 1,276,063
12 to 14 years 1,321,381
15 to 19 years 1,619,430
20 to 24 years 667,185
25 years or older 436,912
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains key data on the admitted vehicle fleet of passenger cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles (by vehicle category and by age class of the vehicle).
The figures are based on the registration numbers provided by the Dutch Road Traffic Authority (RDW). All vehicles that were registered on 1 January of each year and that were admitted on the road the previous year have been counted. The data are recorded and stored. The register can be accessed for statistical purposes. Vehicles that were uninsured during the whole previous year are not allowed on the road and are, therefore, excluded. Also, vehicles that were registered as in stock of a company on 1 January were not taken into account.

Data available from: 2019

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of 13 February 2026:
The figures as of 1 January 2026 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures of the vehicle fleet on 1 January will be published at the end of the first quarter of the running year.

Description topics

Passenger car
Road motor vehicle, 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.

Excluded are light goods road vehicles, as well as motor-coaches, buses and mini-buses/mini-coaches.

"Passenger car" includes taxis and passenger hire cars, provided that they have fewer than ten seats. As of May 1, 2009 motor homes are registered as passenger cars or bus depending on the number of seats. Before that date motor homes are registered as special purpose vehicles.