Rare
Among 1981 cars still registered
Rarer than 88% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.

1981 Leyland Range Rover
32
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 32 Leyland Range Rover vehicles made in 1981 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1981 are 13% of every Leyland Range Rover still registered (about 251 across all years). By count, 1981 ranks 1st of 22 build years for the Range Rover. That is about 39% more than 1980. Rarer than 88% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Rare
Among 1981 cars still registered
Rarer than 88% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
13%
Share of this Range Rover fleet
About 32 of about 251 Range Rover vehicles still registered, all years together.
Top year
Among manufacture years for this model
1981 has the most still registered of any Range Rover build year.
69%
Registered in WA
About 22 of about 32 are registered in WA. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 32 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 32 |
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 Range Rover, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | About 3 |
| 1963 | About 3 |
| 1967 | About 3 |
| 1969 | About 5 |
| 1970 | About 3 |
| 1971 | About 3 |
| 1972 | About 8 |
| 1973 | About 3 |
| 1974 | About 16 |
| 1975 | About 20 |
| 1976 | About 13 |
| 1977 | About 21 |
| 1978 | About 15 |
| 1979 | About 13 |
| 1980 | About 23 |
| 1981 | About 32 |
| 1982 | About 31 |
| 1983 | About 14 |
| 1984 | About 5 |
| 1985 | About 9 |
| 1986 | About 4 |
| 1988 | About 4 |
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 7 |
| WA | About 22 |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
This year of manufacture.
A typical suv tank is about 70 L — edit if you know yours.
Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.
About 437,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1981 Leyland Range Rover.
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