50%
Versus the busiest A40 year
1952 has about 50% as many still registered as 1950 (about 28).

1952 Austin A40
14
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 14 Austin A40 vehicles made in 1952 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1952 are 9.8% of every Austin A40 still registered (about 143 across all years). By count, 1952 ranks 6th of 12 build years for the A40. The busiest year is 1950 (about 28 still registered); 1952 has about 50% as many. That is about 22% fewer than 1951.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
50%
Versus the busiest A40 year
1952 has about 50% as many still registered as 1950 (about 28).
9.8%
Share of this A40 fleet
About 14 of about 143 A40 vehicles still registered, all years together.
36%
Registered in QLD
About 5 of about 14 are registered in QLD. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Manufacture years for the A40, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | About 7 |
| 1948 | About 15 |
| 1949 | About 19 |
| 1950 | About 28 |
| 1951 | About 18 |
| 1952 | About 14 |
| 1953 | About 12 |
| 1954 | About 17 |
| 1955 | About 3 |
| 1959 | About 3 |
| 1960 | About 4 |
| 1962 | About 3 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 3 |
| VIC | About 3 |
| QLD | About 5 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 4 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
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.
About 999,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1952 Austin A40.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
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