CITROEN · CITROEN FAMILIALE · Cars
Genuinely rare — only 3 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Citroën Traction Avant (French pronunciation: [tʁaksjɔnaˈvɑ̃]) is the world's first mass-produced, semi-monocoque bodied, front-wheel drive car. A range of mostly four-door saloons and executive cars, as well as longer wheelbased "Commerciale", and three row seating "Familiale" models, were produced with four- and six-cylinder engines, by French carmaker Citroën from 1934 to 1957. With some 760,000 units built, the Traction Avants were the first front-wheel drives made in such (six-figure) quantity. Whilst front-wheel drive and four-wheel independent suspension had been established in production...
As of 2025 Q4, 3 CITROEN FAMILIALE were still registered in the UK — 1 licensed and on the road, plus 2 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The CITROEN FAMILIALE is genuinely rare, with only 3 left, making it rarer than 87% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of CITROEN FAMILIALE on UK roads held steady.
Most CITROEN FAMILIALE run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The CITROEN FAMILIALE peaked at 3 registered in 2017 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.