Registered vehicles, 2011

In 2011, almost 108 000 passenger cars and 10 000 vans were scrapped for refund. This was an increase of 19.8 and 23.1 per cent respectively compared to 2010. The average age at the time of scrapping was 19.2 years for private cars and 16.2 years for vans.

Old cars

At the end of 2011, Norwegian private cars were 10.5 years old on average. For vans, the average age was 7.7 years.

Almost 2.8 million passenger cars and vans

A total of 2.78 million cars were registered in Norway at the end of 2011. Of this, 2.37 million were private cars and almost 411 000 were vans.

Most Volkswagen

For many years Volkswagen has had most private cars in Norway, with Toyota in second place. At the end of 2011, Volkswagen’s share of the total stock of passenger cars constituted 13.9 per cent, compared with Toyota’s 12.4 per cent. For vans, the share was 20.6 and 18.9 per cent respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 Stock of vehicles and population, by county. 2011
• 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 2011
• Table 4 Percentage of private cars currently registered, by make and age. 31 December 2011
• Table 5 Vans currently licensed, by age and make. 31 December 2011
• Table 6 Percentage of vans currently licensed, by make and age. 31 December 2011
• Table 7 Vehicles scrapped for refund, by county. 2011
• Table 8 Private cars scrapped for refund, by make. 2011
• Table 9 Vans scrapped for refund, by make. 2011