Volkswagen Transporter

base stats

• power 232 hptop version
• efficiency 156 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 1,636 in NL#502 most common
• price € 63.774new, 2026
• weight 1,816 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.
• ⚡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

1958–now

body

MPV, estate / wagon

engine

1.6 L–2.0 L

cylinders

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turbo

—

power

37–232 hp

drive

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gearbox

—

seats

8

doors

3

weight

1,816 kg

fuel use

6.0–12.7 L/100 km

CO₂

156–303 g/km

US rating

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EV range

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US size class

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avg new price NL

€ 49.607

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,636 are registered in the Netherlands today, #502 of all models. Most common build year: 2008 (169 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 565 Transporters from 2006–2009, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2006€ 45.916
• 2007€ 40.647
• 2008€ 39.338
• 2009€ 43.197