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VolkswagenGolf Mk4

1997–2014 Germany C-segment 18 production years
Production1997–2014
Recorded originGermany
ClassC-segment
Also known ascanister
Background

The Volkswagen Golf Mk4 is a compact car, the fourth generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk3. Launched in October 1997 for the 1998 model year, it was the best-selling car in Europe in 2001.

Text adapted from “Volkswagen Golf Mk4” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1997–2006; 1999–2014; 2003–2010

Discrete sourced production/model years; omitted years are intentional gaps, not an implied continuous run.

Wikipedia infobox ↗18 years