1954
Busiest manufacture year
About 13 still registered — about 45% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Bentley R Type?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Bentley R Type
29
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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4 manufacture years from 1952 to 1955. 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
0.8%
Share of all Bentley
About 29 of about 3,520 Bentley vehicles still registered.
4
Build years still on the road
From 1952 to 1955, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 10 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.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 482,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Bentley R Type.
Spot a Bentley R TypeUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Bentley R Type vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those 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 32 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 32 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 29 |
Age profile of Bentley R Type 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 3 |
| VIC | About 4 |
| QLD | About 10 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 5 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Bentley R Type
- Which build year of the Bentley R Type has the most still registered?
- 1954 — About 13 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Bentley vehicles still registered is the R Type?
- 0.8% — about 29 of about 3,520 Bentley vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Bentley R Type vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1952 to 1955.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 10); SA (About 5). 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