Rare
Among 1984 cars still registered
Rarer than 92% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.
How rare is a 1984 Volkswagen Transporter?
1984 Volkswagen Transporter
26
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 26 Volkswagen Transporter vehicles made in 1984 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1984 are <0.1% of every Volkswagen Transporter still registered (about 29,600 across all years). By count, 1984 ranks 48th of 62 build years for the Transporter. The busiest year is 2017 (about 2,050 still registered); 1984 has about 1% as many. That is about 73% more than 1983. On 31 January 2021 there were about 30 — down about 13% since. Rarer than 92% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1%
Versus the busiest Transporter year
1984 has about 1% as many still registered as 2017 (about 2,050).
Down 13%
Since January 2021
About 30 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 1984 Volkswagen Transporter
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.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 30 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 27 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 27 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 28 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 26 |
1984 Volkswagen Transporter vs peak and average years
Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
1984 Transporter
Peak year (2017)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Transporter manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the Transporter, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| 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 |
1984 Volkswagen Transporter 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 | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 6 |
| VIC | About 3 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | About 4 |
| SA | About 4 |
| TAS | Not published |
| 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 4,340 registered
- DieselAbout 25,100 registered
- Battery electricAbout 3 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 105 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
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How likely are you to spot one?
About 538,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1984 Volkswagen Transporter.
Spot a 1984 Volkswagen TransporterUnder 1%
Spot any Volkswagen Transporter, any yearAbout 52%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 1984 Volkswagen Transporter
- How does 1984 rank among Transporter build years?
- 48th of 62 build years by count. About 26 still registered in Australia.
- How many Transporter vehicles still registered were made in 1984?
- <0.1% — about 26 of about 29,600 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 1984 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 92% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most Transporter still registered?
- 2017. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 6); SA (About 4). 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