RENAULT · RENAULT 21 · Cars
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (467 in the latest data).
Rarer than 43% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Renault 21 is a large family car produced by French automaker Renault between 1986 and 1994. It was also sold in North America initially through American Motors dealers as the Renault Medallion and later through Jeep-Eagle dealers as the Eagle Medallion. A total of 2,096,000 units were produced. The Renault 21 saloon was launched in the beginning of 1986, as the successor to the successful Renault 18, and this was followed a few months later by the seven seater station wagon, the R21 Nevada, marketed as the Savanna in the United Kingdom. In 1987, What Car? awarded the Renault 21 GTS Best Family...
As of 2025 Q4, 467 RENAULT 21 were still registered in the UK — 29 licensed and on the road, plus 438 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The RENAULT 21 is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (467), making it rarer than 43% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of RENAULT 21 on UK roads rose by 1 (0.2%).
Most RENAULT 21 run on petrol — about 78% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
The RENAULT 21 peaked at 647 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.