Other years
New registrations in Europe by year (European Environment Agency) · a year gets its own page when at least three European sources cover it
In the Netherlands
287 first registered in 2002 are on Dutch roads; 4% arrived later as imports.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde160
- Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen89
- Band onvoldoende profiel86
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm64
- Roestschade van 1,5 t/m 2,0E of meer dan 15% dikteafname64
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld60
- Licht- donkerscheiding dimlicht onduidelijk58
- Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht45
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
506 cars built in 2002 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 3,472 more were declared off the road (SORN).
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
In 2023, 1,193 of these cars first registered in 2002 took their annual MOT test. 53% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2002 the figure was 58%.
| Failed on | These cars | All cars from 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 31.5% | 15.8% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16.8% | 20.8% |
| Brakes | 10.2% | 13.6% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 8.1% | 3.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.8% | 9.7% |
| Visibility | 7.2% | 7.7% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
In Finland
68 of these cars first registered in 2002 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 50,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
In New Zealand
25 2002 cars are on the New Zealand register.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0