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Lada Niva: years registered new in Europe, fault code help, warning lights and maintenance guides.

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New registrations (EU)2000–2008, 2010–2017, 2021–2022, 2024–2025
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Generations and technical specifications

Lada Niva Legend1977–present
Lada Niva Legend
SpecificationValue
Production1977–present
Body styles3/5-door Compact SUV
2-door pickup truck
2-door chassis cab
3-door pickup truck-based van
3-door box van
2-door ambulance
2-door police SUV
LayoutFront-engine, full-time four-wheel-drive
Enginespetrol
1.6 L 2106 I4
1.7 L 21213/4 I4
1.8 L 2131 I4
diesel
1.9 L XUD9A I4
1.9 L XUD9SD turbo I4
Transmissions4-speed manual (1977–1993)
5-speed manual (1993–present)
Wheelbase2,200 mm (hatchback)
2,700 mm (wagon)
2,700 mm (pickup)
Length3,740 mm (hatchback)
4,240 mm (wagon)
4,520 mm (pickup)
Width1,680 mm
Height1,640 mm
ClassOff-road car
Compact SUV
AssemblyRussia: Tolyatti (VAZ, VIS)
Azerbaijan: Hajigabul (Azermash)
Ecuador: Quito (Aymesa)
Egypt: Cairo (Alamal Group)
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa (Holland Car)
Greece: Thebes (Automeccanica)
Jordan: Amman (LHJ)
Kazakhstan: Ust-Kamenogorsk (Azia Avto)
Romania: Bucharest (Dunarea)
Ukraine: Cherkasy (Bogdan)
Uruguay: Montevideo (Bognor)

EU type-approval data

YearsPowertrainEnginePowerMassCO₂
2011–2013, 2025Petrol1690 cm³61 kW (83 PS)1285 kg231–249 g/km (WLTP)
2011, 2021–2022Petrol1690 cm³59 kW (80 PS)1285–1480 kg282 g/km (WLTP)

Years are registration years. Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile of the values reported for new registrations; it is not an average. Mass is the mass in running order. For electric cars the power is the type-approval net power, which can be lower than the peak power in brochures.

Key specifications

Key specifications
SpecificationValue
Powertrains (EU)Petrol
Engine displacement (EU)1,690 cm³
Power (EU)59–61 kW (80–83 PS)
Mass in running order (EU)1,285–1,480 kg
Wheelbase (EU)2,200 mm

Years and markets

Years and markets
SpecificationValue
New registrations (EU)2000–2008, 2010–2017, 2021–2022, 2024–2025

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