In 2024, the average age of light trucks (kei trucks) in use in Japan was 13.83 years. Trucks were the type of car that were the oldest on average. Despite varying ages, all vehicle types have grown older on average within the last years.
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Average age of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by vehicle type
(in years)
The Road Transport Vehicle Law defines light motor vehicles built since October 2008 as three- or four-wheeled automobiles with an engine displacement of 660cc or smaller not exceeding 3.4m in length, 2m in height, and 1.48m in width. Older vehicles follow slightly different regulations concerning displacement and size.
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Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. (January 14, 2025). Average age of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by vehicle type (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284072/japan-mini-motor-vehicle-average-age-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. "Average age of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by vehicle type (in years)." Chart. January 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284072/japan-mini-motor-vehicle-average-age-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. (2025). Average age of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by vehicle type (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284072/japan-mini-motor-vehicle-average-age-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. "Average Age of Light Motor Vehicles in Use in Japan in 2024, by Vehicle Type (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284072/japan-mini-motor-vehicle-average-age-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization, Average age of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by vehicle type (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284072/japan-mini-motor-vehicle-average-age-by-type/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Average age of light motor vehicles in use in Japan in 2024, by vehicle type (in years) [Graph], Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization, January 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284072/japan-mini-motor-vehicle-average-age-by-type/
