Nissan · 1978–2017

Nissan Vanette

The Nissan Vanette (Japanese: 日産・バネット, Hepburn: Nissan Banetto) is a cabover van and pickup truck produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 1994. Production in Malaysia continued until about 2010, while Nissan continued to use the Vanette name on a rebadged Mazda Bongo with a more commercial purpose until 2017. The first two generations were engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division. The van has also been sold as the Nissan Sunny-Vanette or Nissan Van. The private purchase passenger platform was replaced by the Nissan Serena in 1991, renamed Vanette in various international markets, and came equipped with multiple engine and drivetrain configurations. Both 2WD and 4WD versions were produced, with manual, automatic, floor and column shift options available. While no longer produced for the Japanese market, it was still available in other markets around the world such as Malaysia. Production ended around 2010, eventually being replaced by the Nissan NV200.

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Generations & variants

Nissan Vanette

1978–2017

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UK vehicles on the road

4 licensed and 7 SORN (11 total) at 2025 Q4.

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/Q1814517CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VanetteCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1376683756 · retrieved 2026-10-03
• 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.

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