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Volvo 340

🇸🇪 Sweden ·1982–1992· hatchback / sedan

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1986 Volvo 340 DL (12819922044): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  2. 2. 1983 Volvo 340 DL (8877666311): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 1983 Volvo 340 DL (8877667025): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1985 Volvo 340 L (9525805718): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1986 Volvo 240 & 1989 Volvo 340 (11322167376): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1986 Volvo 340 (14833367830): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. 1986 Volvo 340 DL (11712884054): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1986 Volvo 340 DL (15205375411): free photos & art· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1986 Volvo 340 DL (15208050402): free photos & art· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. 1986 Volvo 340 DL (16599607430): Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1986 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 in Light Green, front left: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. 12. 1986 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 in Light Green, front right: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
Volvo 340, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0

base stats

  • power 101 hptop version
  • popularity 905 in NL#621 most common
  • weight 1,061 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.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1982–1992
body
hatchback, sedan
engine
1.4 L–1.6 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
54–101 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
5
doors
3
weight
1,061 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
—

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

905 are registered in the Netherlands today, #621 of all models. Most common build year: 1986 (154 cars).

19821992

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

names it's registered under (15)
  • 340 DL 222
  • 340 DL S6 124
  • 340 121
  • 340 GL K9 99
  • 340 GL 89
  • 340 K9 67
  • 340 S6 46
  • 340 GL S6 27
  • 340 GL K6 26
  • 340 DL K6 22
  • 340 L 20
  • 340 DL Automatic 18
  • 340 K6 11
  • 340 DL K9 8
  • 340 GL Automatic 5

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

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