Renault 16 (1966–2008) — every.autos

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Background

The Renault 16 (R16) is a large family car which was manufactured and marketed over a single generation by French automaker Renault between 1965 and 1980 in Le Havre, France. A five-door hatchback, the 16 was the first French car to win of the European Car of the Year award.

Text adapted from “Renault 16” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Specification

Dimensions: 4,240 × 1,628 × 1,450 mm

Still on UK roads

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Production years

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Sources

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗ WIKIDATA · DVLA

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