How rare is a 1980 Volkswagen Passat?

1980 Volkswagen Passat

still registered in Oz

Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.

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About 3 Volkswagen Passat vehicles made in 1980 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Small counts are rounded by BITRE, so treat this as approximate. Cars made in 1980 are <0.1% of every Volkswagen Passat still registered (about 41,800 across all years). By count, 1980 ranks 33rd of 35 build years for the Passat. The busiest year is 2012 (about 4,430 still registered); 1980 has fewer than 1% as many.

At a glance

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

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Versus the busiest Passat year

1980 has fewer than 1% as many still registered as 2012 (about 4,430).

Still registered, year by year: 1980 Volkswagen Passat

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

1980 Volkswagen Passat vs peak and average years

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

1980 Passat

Peak year (2012)

Average manufacture year

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

Passat manufacture years by registered count

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

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1964	About 3
1973	About 3
1974	About 10
1975	About 6
1976	About 3
1980	About 3
1981	About 3
1995	About 3
1996	About 4
1998	About 40
1999	About 41
2000	About 48
2001	About 74
2002	About 68
2003	About 123
2004	About 71
2005	About 85
2006	About 944
2007	About 1,600
2008	About 1,760
2009	About 2,160
2010	About 2,740
2011	About 3,680
2012	About 4,430
2013	About 4,210
2014	About 3,650
2015	About 2,890
2016	About 3,330
2017	About 2,950
2018	About 2,260
2019	About 1,150
2020	About 440
2021	About 1,460
2022	About 1,270
2023	About 296

Most common colour: White

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

Power / fuel

All years of this Volkswagen Passat — a mix for 1980 isn’t published.

PetrolAbout 20,700 registered
DieselAbout 21,100 registered
LPG / AutogasAbout 6 registered

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Questions about the 1980 Volkswagen Passat

How does 1980 rank among Passat build years?: 33rd of 35 build years by count. About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
How many Passat vehicles still registered were made in 1980?: <0.1% — about 3 of about 41,800 across all years.
Which manufacture year has the most Passat still registered?: 2012. 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