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
1,276 first registered in 2004 are on Dutch roads; 5% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €8,489.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde679
- Band onvoldoende profiel512
- Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af486
- Stofhoes stuurinrichting beschadigd, dicht niet af386
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm338
- Fusee(kogel) te veel speling330
- Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen328
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld302
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
561 cars built in 2004 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 555 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, 1,121 of these cars first registered in 2004 took their annual MOT test. 47% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2004 the figure was 56%.
| Failed on | These cars | All cars from 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 21.0% | 21.8% |
| Brakes | 20.8% | 13.8% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 18.9% | 9.1% |
| Suspension | 18.0% | 17.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 12.1% | 7.5% |
| Visibility | 9.5% | 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
24 of these cars first registered in 2004 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 149,000 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
52 2004 cars are on the New Zealand register; 6% arrived as used imports, 85% were sold new in New Zealand.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0