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How rare is a 1997 Chevrolet K1500?

1997 Chevrolet K1500

25

still registered in Oz

Very rare

Rarer than 99% of cars still registered

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1997 Chevrolet K1500

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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.

About 25 Chevrolet K1500 vehicles made in 1997 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1997 are 27% of every Chevrolet K1500 still registered (about 91 across all years). By count, 1997 ranks 1st of 14 build years for the K1500. That is about 32% more than 1996. Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.

At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Very rare

Among 1997 cars still registered

Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.

27%

Share of this K1500 fleet

About 25 of about 91 K1500 vehicles still registered, all years together.

Top year

Among manufacture years for this model

1997 has the most still registered of any K1500 build year.

48%

Registered in VIC

About 12 of about 25 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

Still registered, year by year: 1997 Chevrolet K1500

How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.

Registered count 2021 to 20250255020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend for 1997 Chevrolet K1500
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 25
31 Jan 2022About 25
31 Jan 2023About 27
31 Jan 2024About 25
31 Jan 2025About 25

1997 Chevrolet K1500 vs peak and average years

Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.

1997 K1500
Peak year (1997)
Average manufacture year

Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

K1500 manufacture years by registered count

Manufacture years for the K1500, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year madeStill registered
1984About 3
1988About 3
1990About 3
1992About 3
1993About 3
1994About 5
1995About 3
1996About 19
1997About 25
1998About 9
1999About 4
2000About 5
2004About 3
2005About 3

1997 Chevrolet K1500 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 registration counts for 1997 Chevrolet K1500
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 3
VICAbout 12
QLDAbout 7
WAAbout 4
SANot published
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Power / fuel

All years of this Chevrolet K1500 — a mix for 1997 isn’t published.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 69 registered
  • DieselAbout 11 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 11 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
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A typical ute tank is about 80 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 559,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1997 Chevrolet K1500.

Spot a 1997 Chevrolet K1500Under 1%
Spot any Chevrolet K1500, any yearUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet K1500

How does 1997 rank among K1500 build years?
1st of 14 build years by count. About 25 still registered in Australia.
How many K1500 vehicles still registered were made in 1997?
27% — about 25 of about 91 across all years.
How rare is it among all 1997 cars still registered?
Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most registered?
VIC (About 12); QLD (About 7). 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