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How rare is a Chevrolet Nova?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Chevrolet Nova

Chevrolet Nova

200

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Chevrolet Nova

Getting the card ready…

15 manufacture years from 1962 to 1976. 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

1972

Busiest manufacture year

About 27 still registered — about 14% of this model’s total.

1974

Rarest for its year

About 11 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1974 vehicles still registered.

0.7%

Share of all Chevrolet

About 200 of about 28,600 Chevrolet vehicles still registered.

15

Build years still on the road

From 1962 to 1976, as at 31 Jan 2025.

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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1962About 63.0%Not ranked
1963About 178.5%Rarer than 95% of other 1963 vehicles still registered
1964About 199.5%Rarer than 94% of other 1964 vehicles still registered
1965About 136.5%Rarer than 98% of other 1965 vehicles still registered
1966About 2412%Rarer than 93% of other 1966 vehicles still registered
1967About 2312%Rarer than 92% of other 1967 vehicles still registered
1968About 105.0%Not ranked
1969About 94.5%Not ranked
1970About 2111%Rarer than 94% of other 1970 vehicles still registered
1971About 73.5%Not ranked
1972About 2714%Rarer than 93% of other 1972 vehicles still registered
1973About 73.5%Not ranked
1974About 115.5%Rarer than 98% of other 1974 vehicles still registered
1975About 31.5%Not ranked
1976About 31.5%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 69,900 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Chevrolet Nova.

Spot a Chevrolet NovaUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Chevrolet Nova vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 12% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025010020020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 179
31 Jan 2022About 190
31 Jan 2023About 192
31 Jan 2024About 193
31 Jan 2025About 200

Age profile of Chevrolet Nova still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1962: About 6 registered19621963: About 17 registered19631964: About 19 registered19641965: About 13 registered19651966: About 24 registered19661967: About 23 registered19671968: About 10 registered19681969: About 9 registered19691970: About 21 registered19701971: About 7 registered19711972: About 27 registered19721973: About 7 registered19731974: About 11 registered19741975: About 3 registered19751976: About 3 registered1976

Where they’re registered (state/territory)

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

State figures here are from a different BITRE table than the headline count. They can sum above the national “About” number — do not read these bars as a breakdown of that total.

NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT

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State registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 42
VICAbout 28
QLDAbout 106
WAAbout 22
SAAbout 12
TASNot published
ACTAbout 3
NTAbout 6

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 195 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Chevrolet Nova

Which build year of the Chevrolet Nova has the most still registered?
1972 — About 27 still registered in Australia.
Which Chevrolet Nova year is rarest for its age?
1974 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1974 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Chevrolet vehicles still registered is the Nova?
0.7% — about 200 of about 28,600 Chevrolet vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Chevrolet Nova vehicles still registered made in?
15 manufacture years from 1962 to 1976.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 106); NSW (About 42). 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