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Production chronology1965–1980
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗16 years
← Renault
Renault / Model record
Renault16
Production1965–1980
Recorded originFrance
ClassHatchback
Also known as16TL · 16TS
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
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1966–1979
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗14 years