Registered vehicles, 2010

A total of 2.7 million cars were registered in Norway at the end of 2010. Of this, 2.3 million were private cars and nearly 400 000 were vans. The stock of private cars has grown by 2.8 per cent in one year, while the stock of vans has grown by 2.5 per cent.

Older cars

The average age has had a steady increase the last three years for both private cars and vans. At the end of 2007, Norwegian private cars were 10.2 years old on average, while at the end of 2010 they were 10.5 years old. For vans the age has increased from 6.8 years in 2007 to 7.5 years in 2010.

Most Volkswagen

For many years Volkswagen has had most private cars in Norway, with Toyota in second place. And for many years, the situation has been the opposite for vans, where Toyota has been on top and Volkswagen second. In 2010, Volkswagen surpassed Toyota vans and is subsequently the largest provider of both car types.

More cars scrapped

Of the scarcely 99 000 cars scrapped for refund in 2010, 91 000 were private cars and 8 000 were vans. The average age at the time of scrapping was 18.4 years for private cars and 14.9 years for vans.

Of the private cars scrapped in 2010, most were of the make Ford, with Volkswagen and Opel in second and third place. These cars constituted 7.3 per cent, 3.3 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively, of the total number of registered cars of the same make.

Of the vans, most Volkswagens were scrapped. Ford was right behind with only 6 fewer cars scrapped. Opel was in third place. The scrapped cars’ share of the total number of registered cars of the same make was 1.7 per cent for Volkswagen, 4.5 per cent for Ford and 2.7 per cent for Opel.

Tables:

• Table 1 Stock of vehicles and population, by county. 2010
• Table 2 Average age of private car or van, by county of residence of the vehicle owner, 31 December
• Table 3 Number of private cars currently licensed, by age and make. Average vehicle age. 31 December 2010
• Table 4 Percentage of private cars currently registered, by make and age. 31 December 2010
• Table 5 Vans currently licensed, by age and make. 31 December 2010
• Table 6 Percentage of vans currently licensed, by make and age. 31 December 2010
• Table 7 Vehicles scrapped for refund, by county. 2010
• Table 8 Private cars scrapped for refund, by make. 2010
• Table 9 Vans scrapped for refund, by make. 2010