Indicator Fact Sheet

Average age of the vehicle fleet

Indicator Fact Sheet

Prod-ID: IND-107-en

Also known as: TERM 033

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Topics: Transport

This page was archived on 26 Aug 2017 with reason: A new version has been published

Assessment made on 01 Sep 2003

Generic metadata

Classification

Topics:

Transport

DPSIR: Driving force

Identification

Indicator codes

TERM 033

Contents

Policy issue: Improve the fleet composition by replacing older, more polluting vehicles with newer, cleaner ones

Figures

Average age of passenger cars in the EU and in selected countries

Key assessment

The average age of passenger cars in the EU increased from 6.5 years in 1990 to 7.4 years in 2001. The penetration rate of modern technologies is therefore slowing down. Starting from a high level, the average age of passenger cars in the acceding and candidate countries seems to decrease. Further lowering of the average age of passenger cars in the acceding and candidate countries can be expected with rising GDP, provided that old cars are scrapped and policies are in place to ensure that new cars will penetrate the vehicle fleet faster than second-hand vehicles.