How rare is a 1979 Toyota Hiace?

1979 Toyota Hiace

still registered in Oz

Very rare

Rarer than 99% of cars still registered

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About 15 Toyota Hiace vehicles made in 1979 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1979 are <0.1% of every Toyota Hiace still registered (about 121,000 across all years). By count, 1979 ranks 46th of 53 build years for the Hiace. The busiest year is 2024 (about 10,200 still registered); 1979 has fewer than 1% as many. That is about 50% more than 1978. Rarer than 96% of other 1979 vehicles still registered. Compare 1979 with other years of the Hiace on the model page.

At a glance

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

Very rare

Among 1979 cars still registered

Rarer than 96% of other 1979 vehicles still registered.

<1%

Versus the busiest Hiace year

1979 has fewer than 1% as many still registered as 2024 (about 10,200).

Still registered, year by year: 1979 Toyota Hiace

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

1979 Toyota Hiace vs peak and average years

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

1979 Hiace

Peak year (2024)

Average manufacture year

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

Hiace manufacture years by registered count

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

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1970	About 3
1972	About 3
1974	About 4
1975	About 3
1976	About 5
1977	About 8
1978	About 10
1979	About 15
1980	About 24
1981	About 37
1982	About 45
1983	About 114
1984	About 160
1985	About 188
1986	About 180
1987	About 131
1988	About 204
1989	About 257
1990	About 381
1991	About 369
1992	About 478
1993	About 567
1994	About 605
1995	About 971
1996	About 1,330
1997	About 1,290
1998	About 1,710
1999	About 2,950
2000	About 2,780
2001	About 2,520
2002	About 2,920
2003	About 3,980
2004	About 2,900
2005	About 3,550
2006	About 4,740
2007	About 3,190
2008	About 4,270
2009	About 3,330
2010	About 3,280
2011	About 2,530
2012	About 2,690
2013	About 3,160
2014	About 2,840
2015	About 3,270
2016	About 3,480
2017	About 3,550
2018	About 2,700
2019	About 6,000
2020	About 6,950
2021	About 9,930
2022	About 6,730
2023	About 7,730
2024	About 10,200

1979 Toyota Hiace 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 1979 Toyota Hiace
State	Still registered
NSW	About 3
VIC	About 3
QLD	About 3
WA	Not published
SA	About 3
TAS	About 3
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 51,500 registered
DieselAbout 67,400 registered
LPG / AutogasAbout 2,260 registered
Other / unknownAbout 184 registered

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How likely are you to spot one?

About 932,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1979 Toyota Hiace.

If you see 500 cars

Spot a 1979 Toyota HiaceUnder 1%

Spot any Toyota Hiace, any yearAbout 95%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Questions about the 1979 Toyota Hiace

How does 1979 rank among Hiace build years?: 46th of 53 build years by count. About 15 still registered in Australia.
How many Hiace vehicles still registered were made in 1979?: <0.1% — about 15 of about 121,000 across all years.
How rare is it among all 1979 cars still registered?: Rarer than 96% of other 1979 vehicles still registered.
Which manufacture year has the most Hiace still registered?: 2024. The model page has every build year side by side.
Which states have the most registered?: SA (About 3); NSW (About 3). 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