36%
Versus the busiest A8 year
2005 has about 36% as many still registered as 2011 (about 80).
How rare is a 2005 Audi A8?
2005 Audi A8
29
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 29 Audi A8 vehicles made in 2005 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2005 are 3.8% of every Audi A8 still registered (about 755 across all years). By count, 2005 ranks 14th of 26 build years for the A8. The busiest year is 2011 (about 80 still registered); 2005 has about 36% as many. That is about 22% fewer than 2004. On 31 January 2021 there were about 50 — down about 42% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
3.8%
Share of this A8 fleet
About 29 of about 755 A8 vehicles still registered, all years together.
31%
Registered in NSW
About 9 of about 29 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 42%
Since January 2021
About 50 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 2005 Audi A8
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 50 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 44 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 37 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 36 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 29 |
2005 Audi A8 vs peak and average years
2005 A8
Peak year (2011)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
A8 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the A8, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1995 | About 4 |
| 1997 | About 8 |
| 2001 | About 5 |
| 2002 | About 4 |
| 2003 | About 17 |
| 2004 | About 37 |
| 2005 | About 29 |
| 2006 | About 47 |
| 2007 | About 31 |
| 2008 | About 34 |
| 2009 | About 29 |
| 2010 | About 78 |
| 2011 | About 80 |
| 2012 | About 43 |
| 2013 | About 44 |
| 2014 | About 48 |
| 2015 | About 37 |
| 2016 | About 33 |
| 2017 | About 25 |
| 2018 | About 36 |
| 2019 | About 39 |
| 2020 | About 11 |
| 2021 | About 15 |
| 2022 | About 13 |
| 2023 | About 5 |
| 2024 | About 3 |
2005 Audi A8 registrations by state
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 9 |
| VIC | About 6 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | About 8 |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Black
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Power / fuel
All years of this model.
- PetrolAbout 306 registered
- DieselAbout 451 registered
What a fill might cost· tap to enter your postcode
A typical sedan tank is about 60 L — edit if you know yours.
Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 482,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2005 Audi A8.
Spot a 2005 Audi A8Under 1%
Spot any Audi A8, any yearAbout 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2005 Audi A8
- How does 2005 rank among A8 build years?
- 14th of 26 build years by count. About 29 still registered in Australia.
- How many A8 vehicles still registered were made in 2005?
- 3.8% — about 29 of about 755 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2005 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most A8 still registered?
- 2011. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 9); WA (About 8). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method