Motor vehicles; overview per period and technological features, 2000-2012
| Age vehicle | Periods | Total fleet of vehicles Total number of vehicles (number) | Total fleet of vehicles Total number of passenger cars (number) | Total fleet of vehicles Commercial vehicles Total number of commercial vehicles (number) | Total fleet of vehicles Commercial vehicles Commercial motor vehicles Total commercial motor vehicles (number) | Total fleet of vehicles Commercial vehicles Trailers and semi-trailers Total of trailers and semi-trailers (number) | Total fleet of vehicles Total number of motorcycles (number) |
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| Age total | 2012 | 10,656,190 | 7,858,712 | 2,150,483 | 1,065,799 | 1,084,684 | 646,995 |
| Less then 1 year | 2012 | 661,984 | 547,531 | 104,408 | 69,611 | 34,797 | 10,045 |
| 1 and 2 years | 2012 | 1,089,827 | 873,133 | 190,669 | 122,899 | 67,770 | 26,025 |
| 3 and 4 years | 2012 | 1,258,960 | 924,182 | 297,515 | 190,646 | 106,869 | 37,263 |
| 5 and 6 years | 2012 | 1,203,217 | 930,749 | 235,062 | 137,139 | 97,923 | 37,406 |
| 7 and 8 years | 2012 | 1,209,184 | 922,885 | 242,981 | 140,395 | 102,586 | 43,318 |
| 9 to 12 years | 2012 | 1,774,228 | 1,388,919 | 315,326 | 171,611 | 143,715 | 69,983 |
| 12 to 15 years | 2012 | 1,439,451 | 1,129,386 | 238,254 | 119,302 | 118,952 | 71,811 |
| 15 to 20 years | 2012 | 1,015,688 | 697,934 | 210,206 | 55,614 | 154,592 | 107,548 |
| 20 to 25 years | 2012 | 365,568 | 139,884 | 148,565 | 22,612 | 125,953 | 77,119 |
| 25 years and older | 2012 | 638,083 | 304,109 | 167,497 | 35,970 | 131,527 | 166,477 |
| Source: CBS, RDW | |||||||
Table explanation
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 vehicles
- This section includes the categories of passenger cars, commercial vehicles (vans, trucks, tractors, special vehicles, buses, trailers) and motorcycles. From September 2003 all trailers are obliged to have a valid registration certificate.
Since 2004 these categories are included in the summaries of vehicle statistics.
- 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.
- Commercial vehicles
- Vehicles designed, exclusively or primarily, for the commercial transport of goods and passengers (for hire and reward).
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As from 2004 including trailers and semi-trailers.- Total number of commercial vehicles
- This section includes the category of commercial motor vehicles (vans, trucks, tractors, special vehicles, buses) and, starting from 2004, also including the categories of trailers and semi trailers.
- Commercial motor vehicles
- Motor vehicles designed, exclusively or primarily, for the commercial
transport of goods and passengers (for hire and reward), trailers and
semi-trailers are not included.- Total commercial motor vehicles
- This section covers the category of commercial motor vehicles (all types of vehicles) except trailers and semi-trailers.
- Trailers and semi-trailers
- Trailer
Goods road vehicle designed to be hauled by a road motor vehicle.
This category excludes agricultural trailers and caravans.
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Semi-trailer
Goods road vehicle with no front axle designed in such way that part of the vehicle and a substantial part of its loaded weight rests on the road tractor.
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From September 2003 all trailers are obliged to have a valid registration certificate. Since 2004 these categories are included in the summaries of vehicle statistics.- Total of trailers and semi-trailers
- From September 2003 all trailers are obliged to have a valid registration certificate. Since 2004 these categories are included in the summaries of vehicle statistics.
- Total number of motorcycles
- Motor vehicle on two or three wheels, with or without sidecar, fitted with a combustion engine with a cylinder capacity of 50 cubic centimetres or more.