1950
Busiest manufacture year
About 28 still registered — about 20% of this model’s total.
How rare is an Austin A40?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Austin A40
143
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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12 manufacture years from 1947 to 1962. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
12%
Share of all Austin
About 143 of about 1,210 Austin vehicles still registered.
12
Build years still on the road
From 1947 to 1962, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 64 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | About 7 | 4.9% | Not ranked |
| 1948 | About 15 | 10% | Not ranked |
| 1949 | About 19 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 28 | 20% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 18 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 14 | 9.8% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 12 | 8.4% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 17 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 3 | 2.1% | Not ranked |
| 1959 | About 3 | 2.1% | Not ranked |
| 1960 | About 4 | 2.8% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 3 | 2.1% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 97,800 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an Austin A40.
Spot an Austin A40Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Austin A40 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 9% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 131 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 131 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 127 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 122 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 143 |
Age profile of Austin A40 still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
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 27 |
| VIC | About 15 |
| QLD | About 64 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 22 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Austin A40
- Which build year of the Austin A40 has the most still registered?
- 1950 — About 28 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Austin vehicles still registered is the A40?
- 12% — about 143 of about 1,210 Austin vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Austin A40 vehicles still registered made in?
- 12 manufacture years from 1947 to 1962.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 64); NSW (About 27). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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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