Sovereign
Biggest Daimler model
About 88 still registered across all years — about 27% of every Daimler.
How rare is your Daimler?
About 323 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1981
Rarest for its year
Sovereign · about 12 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1981.
47
Build years still on the road
From 1938 to 2002, across 10 models.
About 323
Daimler still registered
Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.
Models still registered
Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.
| Model | Years | Still registered | Share of all cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| XJ40 | 1988–1990 | About 11 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Conquest | 1953–1957 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
| DB18 | 1938–1950 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
| DK | 1988–1993 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 2.5 Litre | 1964–1968 | About 13 | <0.1% of all cars |
| DS420 | 1969–2002 | About 25 | <0.1% of all cars |
| SP250 | 1959–1964 | About 25 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Double-SIX | 1973–1997 | About 50 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 250 | 1958–1969 | About 75 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Sovereign | 1966–1993 | About 88 | <0.1% of all cars |
Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.
Still registered, year by year
How many Daimler vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
Up about 25% since 2021
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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 259 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 244 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 238 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 229 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 323 |
Age profile of Daimler still registered
By year of manufacture, adding up every model. 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 48 |
| VIC | About 36 |
| QLD | About 95 |
| WA | About 12 |
| SA | About 65 |
| TAS | About 15 |
| ACT | About 9 |
| NT | Not published |
How this make is powered
Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.
- PetrolAbout 251 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about Daimler
- How many Daimler models are still registered?
- 10 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the Daimler vehicles still registered made in?
- 47 manufacture years from 1938 to 2002.
- Which Daimler model has the most still registered?
- Sovereign — 27% of every Daimler still registered (about 88 of about 323).
- Which Daimler is rarest for its age?
- 1981 Sovereign — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1981 vehicles still registered.
- Which states have the most Daimler vehicles registered?
- QLD (About 95); SA (About 65). 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