#0481

Volkswagen 181

🇩🇪 Germany ·1968–1977· convertible

petrol

12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Vw 181 v sst: Sven Storbeck· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Volkswagen 181 Kurierwagen (2): Joost J. Bakker from IJmuiden· CC BY 2.0
3. 1970 Volkswagen 181 Kübel (13973052090): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
4. 1971 Volkswagen 181 (8891774056): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
5. 1971 Volkswagen 181 Kübel (14789548733): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
6. 1971 Volkswagen Type 181: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 1972 Volkswagen 181 (9143505114): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
8. 1972 Volkswagen Type 181: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. 1973 Volkswagen 181 (8971070359): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
10. 1973 Volkswagen Thing (Type 181) convertible (26824754044): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
11. 1973 Volkswagen Thing (Type 181) convertible (27399580026): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
12. 1973 Volkswagen Type 181 Thing (21869851946): Sicnag· CC BY 2.0

base stats

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

58 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1777 of all models. Most common build year: 1971 (12 cars).

19681977

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.