Lada · 1984–2013
Lada Samara
The VAZ-2108, known as the Lada Samara in much of Western Europe, is a series of small family cars produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ under the Lada brand between 1984 and 2013. The model name Samara originally was used only for exported models, in the Soviet Union the same model was called Sputnik ("fellow traveler", "satellite") until 1991, when the sedan version of the Samara entered in production, using the export name. It was the first front-wheel drive serial car built in the Soviet Union since the LuAZ-969V. The Samara was repeatedly modified and restyled during the years of production before it was finally discontinued in December 2013.
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UK vehicles on the road
7 licensed and 98 SORN (105 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 111 |
| 2015 | 109 |
| 2016 | 106 |
| 2017 | 112 |
| 2018 | 111 |
| 2019 | 107 |
| 2020 | 104 |
| 2021 | 103 |
| 2022 | 102 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2024 | 103 |
| 2025 | 105 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1133879CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.