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
8,509 first registered in 2006 are on Dutch roads; 39% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €10,690.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde4,631
- Band onvoldoende profiel4,313
- Licht- donkerscheiding dimlicht onduidelijk3,353
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm3,022
- Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt2,742
- Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)2,621
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld2,490
- Slijtage/beschadiging wiellager hoorbaar of voelbaar2,026
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
6,051 cars built in 2006 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 886 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, 8,528 of these cars first registered in 2006 took their annual MOT test. 53% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2006 the figure was 56%.
| Failed on | These cars | All cars from 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26.6% | 21.5% |
| Suspension | 15.7% | 17.3% |
| Brakes | 14.3% | 13.1% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Tyres | 7.3% | 7.4% |
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
634 of these cars first registered in 2006 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 184,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0