Toyota · 1970–2001
Toyota Carina
The Toyota Carina (Japanese: トヨタ・カリーナ, Hepburn: Toyota Karina) is an automobile which was manufactured by Toyota from December 1970 to December 2001. It was introduced as a sedan counterpart of the Celica, with which it originally shared a platform. Later, it was realigned to the Corona platform, but retained its performance image, with distinctive bodywork and interior — aimed at the youth market and remaining exclusive to Japanese Toyota dealerships Toyota Store. It was replaced in Japan by the Toyota Allion in 2001 and succeeded in Europe by the Toyota Avensis. The inspiration for the name Carina came from the constellation Carina, sharing a naming inspiration with the Celica, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".
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UK vehicles on the road
572 licensed and 2,586 SORN (3,158 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,048 |
| 2015 | 9,096 |
| 2016 | 7,509 |
| 2017 | 6,289 |
| 2018 | 5,375 |
| 2019 | 4,837 |
| 2020 | 4,403 |
| 2021 | 4,025 |
| 2022 | 3,778 |
| 2023 | 3,556 |
| 2024 | 3,300 |
| 2025 | 3,158 |
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/Q1068992CC0 / 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.