Renault · 1971–1979
Renault 17
The Renault 15 and Renault 17 are two variations of the same coupé designed and built by French automaker Renault between July 1971 and August 1979. The R17 was sold as R177 in Italy, respecting the heptadecaphobia superstition. The two were effectively coupé versions of the Renault 12. The main differences between the two cars were their headlight configuration (the 15 had two rectangular headlights whereas the 17 had four round headlights) and their rear side windows. Some markets show the 17 with the rectangular lights for TL versions. The Renault 15 and 17 were presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 1971.
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UK vehicles on the road
18 licensed and 12 SORN (30 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 30 |
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/Q2143689CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_R15_and_R17CC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1374614333 · 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.