motor vehicle

self-propelled wheeled vehicle
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motor vehicle

Summary

motor vehicle is a mode of transport[1]. It draws 3,304 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transport category, ranking #8 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • motor vehicle's instance of is recorded as mode of transport[3].
  • motor vehicle's instance of is recorded as Q140424465[4].
  • motor vehicle is a type of vehicle[5].
  • motor vehicle's Commons category is recorded as Motor vehicles[6].
  • motor vehicle's said to be the same as is recorded as power-driven vehicle[7].
  • motor vehicle comprises engine[8].
  • motor vehicle comprises transmission[9].
  • motor vehicle comprises tire[10].
  • motor vehicle comprises steering wheel[11].
  • motor vehicle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Motor vehicles[12].
  • motor vehicle's described by source is recorded as 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[13].
  • motor vehicle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • motor vehicle's used by is recorded as motorist[15].
  • motor vehicle's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C181529[16].
  • motor vehicle's different from is recorded as road vehicle[17].
  • motor vehicle's different from is recorded as car[18].
  • motor vehicle's properties for this type is recorded as P516[19].
  • motor vehicle's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000601[20].
  • motor vehicle's P14541 is recorded as 1StMfl[21].
  • motor vehicle's P14692 is recorded as traffic circle[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mode of transport[3] and Q140424465[4]. motor vehicle is a type of vehicle[5].

Use and Application

Components include engine[8]; transmission[9]; tire[10], a physical technological component[23]; and steering wheel[11], a product category[24]. motor vehicle's used by is recorded as motorist[15].

Why It Matters

motor vehicle draws 3,304 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transport category, ranking #8 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → motor-vehicles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: motor-vehicles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955001|motor vehicles (#289955001)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  2. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → traffic circle
    Basisklassifikation → 55.21
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48942|batch #48942]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM keys"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1StMfl
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 12w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mode of transport, Q140424465
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140424465]]"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003491-motorova-vozidla
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0003491-motorova-vozidla, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  6. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Described by source → 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → mode of transport, Q140424465
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P1748]]: C181529"
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