Skip to the content
Generation

Volkswagen Caravelle T3 (1979 to 1992): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks

The Volkswagen Caravelle T3 was built from 1979 to 1992 as a van, with a manual or automatic gearbox, rear wheel drive or all wheel drive and petrol or diesel power. Chassis codes: T3 and T25.

Key facts

Years
1979 to 1992
Chassis codes
T3, T25
Body types
Van
Gearboxes
Manual, Automatic
Drive
RWD (rear wheel drive), AWD (all wheel drive)
Fuel
Petrol, Diesel

On NZ roads

Counting every one on the NZ register. The first look can take up to 15 seconds.

Known weak points

Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Volkswagen Caravelle T3 yet. The live buyer brief in Redline search reads the NZ register, US recall data and Redline sales for this generation and drafts the checks to make, clearly labelled.

Open the buyer brief

US recalls

Looking up US recall data.

Volkswagen Caravelle · Every Volkswagen model · Every make · Open in Redline search