Statistics on the H license plate

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"H license plate": license plate for historic vehicles in Germany

The list contains statistics on the H license plate .

Stock of motor vehicles with H license plates

The statistics were published by the Federal Motor Transport Authority .

All in all

Deadline 1.1.1998 1.7.2000 1.1.2001 1.1.2002 1.1.2003 1.1.2007 1.1.2008 1.1.2009 1.1.2010 1.1.2011 1.1.2012 1.1.2013 1.1.2014 1.1.2015 1.1.2016
number 13,500 57,960 82,372 100,639 169.237 160,470 1 182,687 209.954 232,877 258,803 285.052 313,815 349,633 367.833
1 Changed assessment basis from March 1, 2007: Vehicles that have been temporarily shut down are no longer recorded.

According to vehicle classes

Vehicle class 1.1.1998 1.7.2000 1.1.2001 1.1.2002 1.1.2003 1.1.2007 1.1.2008 1.1.2009 1.1.2010 1.1.2011 1.1.2012 1.1.2013 1.1.2014
Motorcycles 1,431 2,323 3,030 5,998 7,691 8,368 9,082 9,861 10,609
Passenger cars 54.111 64,485 76.223 92,705 188,360 208.319 231.107 254.093 279.310
Buses 93 107 186 251 272 299 329 359
Trucks 1,605 1,972 6,302 7,472 8,752 10.101 11,681
Tractors 1,059 1,460 5,470 6,307 7.128 7,965 8,830
Other motor vehicles 1,064 1,360 1,866 2,103 2,387 2,638 2,923
Motor vehicle trailers 5 5 14th 36 48 65 103

According to vehicle age

Vehicle age 1.1.1998 1.7.2000 1.1.2001 1.1.2002 1.1.2003 1.1.2007 1.1.2008 1.1.2009 1.1.2010 1.1.2011 1.1.2012 1.1.2013 1.1.2014
30 to 34 years 28,625 34,479 45,335 49,926 54,619 58,486 61,655
35 to 39 years 23,784 29,244 64,235 64,170 62,561 60,691 62.181
40 to 44 years 15,020 17,847 43,312 50,854 60,446 70,142 77,780
45 to 49 years 6,956 8,832 25,439 29,480 35,220 42,038 50,076
50 to 59 years 2,926 4,414 23,694 29,063 34,686 39,885 45,360
60 years and older 3,102 3,909 4,574 6.005 7,774 9,178 11,056 13,588 16,510
unknown 1,152 1,249 165 206 215 222 253

Stock of passenger cars with H license plates

The statistics were published by the Association of the Automotive Industry on the basis of data from the Federal Motor Transport Authority.

Development from 2002 to 2014

Deadline December 31, 2002 12/31/2003 December 31, 2004 December 31, 2005 December 31, 2006 12/31/2007 December 31, 2008 December 31, 2009 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2011 1.1.2013 1.1.2014 1.1.2015
number 97.208 109.025 123.269 140.169 154,479 144,810 1 164.225 188,360 208.319 231.064 254.053 279,250 310.694
1 Changed assessment basis from March 1, 2007: Vehicles that were temporarily shut down were no longer recorded.

The most common models

model December 31, 2009 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2011 1.1.2013 1.1.2014 1.1.2015
VW Beetle 23,380 25,505 26,857 27.002 29,135 30,676
Mercedes-Benz W 123 2,727 4.111 5,921 8,869 11,704 15,523
Mercedes-Benz SL R 107 5,008 6.006 7.103 8,048 9,051 10,296
Porsche 911 / 912 3,949 4,629 5,500 6,489 7,618 8,967
Mercedes-Benz "/ 8" 6.094 6,725 6,821 7.145 6,778 6,957
VW bus / transporter 2,336 3,593 4,418 5,000 1 6,019
Mercedes-Benz "tail fin" 4,843 4,850 4,965 4,987 4,905 5,183
Mercedes-Benz "Pagoda" 3,933 3,983 4,096 4.155 4.140 4,680
Opel Kadett 2,577 2,892 3.133 3,313 3,390 3,994
VW Golf 2.223 3,344
Mercedes-Benz W 116 2,673 2,971 3.128 3,195 3.231 3,315
Mercedes-Benz W108 / 109 2,889 2,912 3,010 3,064 3,052 3,242
Opel Rekord / Olympia 2.213 2,676 2,758 2,658 3,185
BMW series 02 2,576 2,641 2,748 2,786 2,860
Alfa Romeo Spider 1,618 2,027 2,368 2,610 2,640
VW Karmann Ghia 2,193 2,260 2,332 2,366
1 Estimate

The most common brands

brand December 31, 2009 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2011 1.1.2013 1.1.2014 1.1.2015
GermanyGermany Mercedes Benz 43,839 48.286 53,767 59,965 67.105 75,344
GermanyGermany Volkswagen 34,970 39,769 43,720 47,537 52,152 58,229
GermanyGermany Porsche 9,465 10,002 11,654 14,497 16,746 19,277
GermanyGermany United KingdomUnited Kingdom United StatesUnited States ford 9,909 11.207 12,855 14,455 16.091 18,275
GermanyGermany Opel 11,262 12,167 13,221 13,932 14,815 16,138
GermanyGermany BMW 6,928 7,610 8,303 9,150 9,947 11,229
ItalyItaly Fiat 4,494 5,307 6.236 7,029 7,975 9.123
ItalyItaly Alfa Romeo 5,416 5,871 6,458 7,086 7,635 8,242
United StatesUnited States CanadaCanada SwitzerlandSwitzerland GM 4,786 5,585 6,372 7,243 7,372
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Leyland triumph
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
4,987 5,435
5,597

6,048

6,414

6,651

6,533
United KingdomUnited Kingdom jaguar 4,701 4,926

Manufacturing countries

Country of manufacture December 31, 2010 December 31, 2011 1.1.2013 1.1.2014 1.1.2015
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
GermanyGermany Germany 135,801 65.2% 150,555 65.2% 166.257 65.4% 183.921 65.9% 205,657 66.2%
United KingdomUnited Kingdom UK 28,321 13.6% 30,246 13.1% 31,810 12.5% 33.184 11.9% 34,902 11.2%
United StatesUnited States United States 12,899 6.2% 18.164 7.9% 20,575 8.1% 23,126 8.3% 26,527 8.5%
ItalyItaly Italy 13,201 6.3% 14,951 6.5% 16.608 6.5% 18,330 6.6% 20,380 6.6%
FranceFrance France 7,477 3.6% 8,202 3.5% 8,960 3.5% 9,796 3.5% 10,837 3.5%
SwedenSweden Sweden 4,315 2.1% 4,511 2.0% 4,678 1.8% 4,900 1.8% 5,255 1.7%
JapanJapan Japan 2,050 0.7%
RussiaRussia Russia 1,968 0.6%
Others 6,259 3.0% 4,435 1.9% 5,165 2.0% 5,993 2.1% 3.118 1.0%

Transfer of ownership of passenger cars with H license plates

In 2010, 14,418 passenger cars with H license plates were transferred to a new owner in Germany. This gave them a share of 0.2 percent of the entire used car market.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Seasonal and historical labels are growing strongly. (PDF; 229 kB) In: Press Release No. 17/2003. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, June 4, 2003, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  2. a b c 57 960 vintage license plates. (PDF; 374 kB) In: Press report 2001. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, December 2000, p. 16 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  3. a b c Oldtimer and seasonal license plates are on the rise. (PDF; 121 kB) In: Press Release No. 15/2002. Federal Motor Transport Authority, June 25, 2002, accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  4. An overview of the vehicle fleet on January 1, 2007 (PDF; 1.3 MB) In: Annual report 2006. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, p. 29 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  5. a b c vehicle age - historical license plate - cultural property with tax reduction. Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  6. Vehicle age - Growing interest in historical vehicles. Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  7. a b c Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2010 by vehicle class, vehicle age and federal state. (PDF) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2010. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, May 2010, pp. 4–5 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  8. a b c Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2011 according to vehicle classes, vehicle age and federal states. (PDF) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2011. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, May 2011, pp. 4–5 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  9. a b c Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2012 according to vehicle class, vehicle age and federal state. (PDF; 1.1 MB) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2012. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, May 2012, pp. 6–7 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  10. a b c Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2013 by vehicle class, vehicle age and federal state. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2013. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, May 2013, pp. 6–7 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  11. a b c Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2014 by vehicle class, vehicle age and federal state. (PDF) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2014. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, April 2014, pp. 6–7 , accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  12. Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2015 according to vehicle class, vehicle age and federal state. (PDF) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2015. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, April 2015, pp. 5–6 , accessed on July 21, 2016 .
  13. Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers with historical license plates on January 1, 2016 by vehicle class, vehicle age and federal state. (PDF) In: Statistische Mitteilungen des Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt FZ 15, January 1, 2016. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, April 2015, pp. 5–6 , accessed on July 21, 2016 .
  14. Stock of motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers in Germany on January 1, 2001 (PDF; 113 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on June 21, 2014 .
  15. a b c d More than 230,000 cars with H license plates on German roads. German Association of the Automotive Industry, May 4, 2012, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved April 24, 2015 .
  16. a b c d Now more than 300,000 classic cars on Germany's roads. German Association of the Automotive Industry, April 15, 2015, accessed April 24, 2015 .
  17. a b c d e For the first time more than 200,000 cars with H license plates on Germany's roads. Association of the Automotive Industry, August 2, 2011, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved April 24, 2015 .
  18. a b c Number of oldtimers with H-plates will also increase in 2012. Association of the Automotive Industry, May 13, 2013, archived from the original on March 31, 2014 ; Retrieved April 24, 2015 .
  19. a b c Number of oldtimers with H-plates increases by almost 10 percent. German Association of the Automotive Industry, April 22, 2014, archived from the original on August 6, 2014 ; Retrieved April 24, 2015 .
  20. Oldtimer: Niche market with emotions. (No longer available online.) German Association of the Automotive Industry, December 15, 2011, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved April 24, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.renault16.de