Volkswagen Caravelle

base stats

• power 177 hptop version
• efficiency 198 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 429 in NL#832 most common
• price € 74.702new, 2026
• weight 1,932 kgaverage, ready to drive

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

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• ⚡electric Battery only: cheapest per km and quiet, but you need somewhere to charge. NL road-tax discounts are shrinking.
• 🔥LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built

1982–now

body

MPV, estate / wagon

engine

1.6 L–2.2 L

cylinders

—

turbo

—

power

56–177 hp

drive

—

gearbox

—

seats

8

doors

4

weight

1,932 kg

fuel use

7.5–12.2 L/100 km

CO₂

198–293 g/km

US rating

—

EV range

—

US size class

—

avg new price NL

€ 69.226

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

429 are registered in the Netherlands today, #832 of all models. Most common build year: 2010 (37 cars).

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

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 132 Caravelles from 2007–2013, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2007€ 52.326
• 2008€ 65.602
• 2010€ 60.985
• 2011€ 63.156
• 2013€ 69.029