43%
Versus the busiest A40 year
1953 has about 43% as many still registered as 1950 (about 28).

1953 Austin A40
12
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 12 Austin A40 vehicles made in 1953 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1953 are 8.4% of every Austin A40 still registered (about 143 across all years). By count, 1953 ranks 7th of 12 build years for the A40. The busiest year is 1950 (about 28 still registered); 1953 has about 43% as many. That is about 14% fewer than 1952.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
43%
Versus the busiest A40 year
1953 has about 43% as many still registered as 1950 (about 28).
8.4%
Share of this A40 fleet
About 12 of about 143 A40 vehicles still registered, all years together.
67%
Registered in QLD
About 8 of about 12 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.
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 | Not published |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 8 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | Not published |
| 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 1,170,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1953 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