How rare is a 1989 Land Rover Discovery?

1989 Land Rover Discovery

still registered in Oz

Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.

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About 3 Land Rover Discovery vehicles made in 1989 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Small counts are rounded by BITRE, so treat this as approximate. Cars made in 1989 are <0.1% of every Land Rover Discovery still registered (about 56,800 across all years). By count, 1989 ranks 38th of 38 build years for the Discovery. The busiest year is 2016 (about 6,260 still registered); 1989 has fewer than 1% as many. That is about 25% fewer than 1988.

At a glance

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

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Versus the busiest Discovery year

1989 has fewer than 1% as many still registered as 2016 (about 6,260).

Fewest registered

Among manufacture years for this model

1989 has the fewest still registered of any Discovery build year.

Still registered, year by year: 1989 Land Rover Discovery

A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.

1989 Land Rover Discovery vs peak and average years

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

1989 Discovery

Peak year (2016)

Average manufacture year

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

Discovery manufacture years by registered count

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

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1972	About 3
1986	About 3
1988	About 4
1989	About 3
1991	About 41
1992	About 91
1993	About 307
1994	About 378
1995	About 393
1996	About 516
1997	About 884
1998	About 796
1999	About 1,210
2000	About 1,040
2001	About 1,280
2002	About 1,080
2003	About 1,210
2004	About 1,220
2005	About 1,420
2006	About 1,090
2007	About 1,360
2008	About 1,150
2009	About 1,160
2010	About 1,510
2011	About 1,930
2012	About 1,890
2013	About 1,980
2014	About 2,560
2015	About 5,750
2016	About 6,260
2017	About 6,150
2018	About 3,880
2019	About 3,100
2020	About 1,610
2021	About 1,440
2022	About 636
2023	About 937
2024	About 515

1989 Land Rover Discovery registrations by state

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

NSW

VIC

QLD

TAS

ACT

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State registration counts for 1989 Land Rover Discovery
State	Still registered
NSW	Not published
VIC	Not published
QLD	About 3
WA	Not published
SA	Not published
TAS	Not published
ACT	Not published
NT	Not published

Most common colour: White

Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.

Power / fuel

All years of this model.

PetrolAbout 9,640 registered
DieselAbout 46,700 registered
HybridAbout 13 registered
LPG / AutogasAbout 398 registered
Other / unknownAbout 19 registered

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Questions about the 1989 Land Rover Discovery

How does 1989 rank among Discovery build years?: 38th of 38 build years by count. About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
How many Discovery vehicles still registered were made in 1989?: <0.1% — about 3 of about 56,800 across all years.
Which manufacture year has the most Discovery still registered?: 2016. The model page has every build year side by side.

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