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How rare is a 1960 MG A?

1960 MG A

133

still registered in Oz

Very rare

Rarer than 98% of cars still registered

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1960 MG A

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

About 133 MG A vehicles made in 1960 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1960 are 26% of every MG A still registered (about 510 across all years). By count, 1960 ranks 1st of 12 build years for the A. That is about 34% more than 1959. Rarer than 31% of other 1960 vehicles still registered.

At a glance

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

Common

Among 1960 cars still registered

Rarer than 31% of other 1960 vehicles still registered.

26%

Share of this A fleet

About 133 of about 510 A vehicles still registered, all years together.

Top year

Among manufacture years for this model

1960 has the most still registered of any A build year.

49%

Registered in QLD

About 65 of about 133 are registered in QLD. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

Still registered, year by year: 1960 MG A

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

Down about 4% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025010020020212022202320242025

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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 1960 MG A
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 138
31 Jan 2022About 139
31 Jan 2023About 135
31 Jan 2024About 135
31 Jan 2025About 133

1960 MG A vs peak and average years

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

1960 A
Peak year (1960)
Average manufacture year

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

A manufacture years by registered count

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

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year madeStill registered
1951About 4
1954About 3
1955About 7
1956About 24
1957About 60
1958About 78
1959About 99
1960About 133
1961About 51
1962About 41
1965About 3
2022About 7

1960 MG A 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 1960 MG A
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 21
VICAbout 10
QLDAbout 65
WANot published
SAAbout 28
TASAbout 5
ACTAbout 3
NTNot published

Power / fuel

Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.

What a fill might cost· tap to enter your postcode

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.

How likely are you to spot one?

About 105,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1960 MG A.

Spot a 1960 MG AUnder 1%
Spot any MG A, any yearAbout 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Questions about the 1960 MG A

How does 1960 rank among A build years?
1st of 12 build years by count. About 133 still registered in Australia.
How many A vehicles still registered were made in 1960?
26% — about 133 of about 510 across all years.
How rare is it among all 1960 cars still registered?
Rarer than 31% of other 1960 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 65); SA (About 28). 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