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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2013 Volkswagen Take UP! 1.0: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 2018 Volkswagen High up! TSi 1.0 Interior: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 2019 Volkswagen up! GTi TSi 1.0 Interior: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 2021 Volkswagen Up! 1.0 Take Up (Argentina) rear view: RL GNZLZ· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Osaka Motor Show 2015 (346) - Volkswagen cross up! (DBA-AACHYW): Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Osaka Motor Show 2015 (347) - Volkswagen cross up! (DBA-AACHYW): Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Volkswagen Buggy up! (6143466035): Autoviva· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Volkswagen Space Up concept DC: IFCAR· Public domain
- 9. Volkswagen Up Lite Concept WAS 2010 8949: Mariordo Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Volkswagen e-up! (rear quarter): Overlaet· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 11. Volkswagen up! GTI IMG 4176: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12. Volkswagen up! GTI IMG 4177: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
base stats
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.
- electric Battery only: cheapest per km and quiet, but you need somewhere to charge. NL road-tax discounts are shrinking.
spec sheet
- built
- 2011–2025
- body
- hatchback
- engine
- 1.0 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 59–114 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 4
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 956 kg
- fuel use
- 4.1–5.5 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 95–128 g/km
- US rating
- —
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
- € 13.884
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
124,286 are registered in the Netherlands today, #10 of all models. Most common build year: 2013 (19,451 cars).
20112025
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 98,775 Ups from 2011–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:
- 2013€ 11.621
- 2014€ 12.798
- 2015€ 13.330
- 2016€ 13.847
- 2017€ 13.927
- 2018€ 14.609
names it's registered under (2)
- Up! 65,733
- Up 58,553
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.
