Rare
Among 1970 cars still registered
Rarer than 92% of other 1970 vehicles still registered.

1970 Volkswagen Transporter
27
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 27 Volkswagen Transporter vehicles made in 1970 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1970 are <0.1% of every Volkswagen Transporter still registered (about 29,600 across all years). By count, 1970 ranks 47th of 62 build years for the Transporter. The busiest year is 2017 (about 2,050 still registered); 1970 has about 1% as many. That is about 350% more than 1969. Rarer than 92% of other 1970 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Rare
Among 1970 cars still registered
Rarer than 92% of other 1970 vehicles still registered.
1%
Versus the busiest Transporter year
1970 has about 1% as many still registered as 2017 (about 2,050).
44%
Registered in QLD
About 12 of about 27 are registered in QLD. 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.
Tap a point for its count.
BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 26 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 25 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 26 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 26 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 27 |
Below 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 Transporter, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | About 3 |
| 1958 | About 3 |
| 1959 | About 3 |
| 1960 | About 6 |
| 1963 | About 10 |
| 1966 | About 6 |
| 1967 | About 7 |
| 1968 | About 6 |
| 1969 | About 6 |
| 1970 | About 27 |
| 1971 | About 46 |
| 1972 | About 66 |
| 1973 | About 97 |
| 1974 | About 161 |
| 1975 | About 180 |
| 1976 | About 172 |
| 1977 | About 101 |
| 1978 | About 32 |
| 1979 | About 34 |
| 1982 | About 40 |
| 1983 | About 15 |
| 1984 | About 26 |
| 1985 | About 42 |
| 1986 | About 8 |
| 1987 | About 8 |
| 1988 | About 12 |
| 1989 | About 162 |
| 1990 | About 126 |
| 1991 | About 88 |
| 1992 | About 58 |
| 1993 | About 21 |
| 1994 | About 105 |
| 1995 | About 228 |
| 1996 | About 268 |
| 1997 | About 462 |
| 1998 | About 357 |
| 1999 | About 224 |
| 2000 | About 284 |
| 2001 | About 308 |
| 2002 | About 457 |
| 2003 | About 446 |
| 2004 | About 628 |
| 2005 | About 963 |
| 2006 | About 1,150 |
| 2007 | About 1,250 |
| 2008 | About 1,140 |
| 2009 | About 1,130 |
| 2010 | About 1,400 |
| 2011 | About 1,110 |
| 2012 | About 1,480 |
| 2013 | About 1,220 |
| 2014 | About 1,160 |
| 2015 | About 1,180 |
| 2016 | About 1,670 |
| 2017 | About 2,050 |
| 2018 | About 1,720 |
| 2019 | About 1,510 |
| 2020 | About 381 |
| 2021 | About 1,700 |
| 2022 | About 940 |
| 2023 | About 658 |
| 2024 | About 414 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 3 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 12 |
| WA | About 6 |
| SA | About 6 |
| 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.
All years of this model.
A typical van tank is about 80 L — edit if you know yours.
Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.
About 518,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1970 Volkswagen Transporter.
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