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How rare is a Datsun 1000?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Datsun 1000

Datsun 1000

53

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Datsun 1000

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4 manufacture years from 1967 to 1970. 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

1969

Busiest manufacture year

About 19 still registered — about 36% of this model’s total.

1970

Rarest for its year

About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1970 vehicles still registered.

1.5%

Share of all Datsun

About 53 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles still registered.

4

Build years still on the road

From 1967 to 1970, 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
1967About 1019%Not ranked
1968About 1223%Rarer than 98% of other 1968 vehicles still registered
1969About 1936%Rarer than 93% of other 1969 vehicles still registered
1970About 1223%Rarer than 99% of other 1970 vehicles still registered

How likely are you to spot one?

About 264,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Datsun 1000.

Spot a Datsun 1000Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Datsun 1000 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 202505010020212022202320242025

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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 40
31 Jan 2022About 40
31 Jan 2023About 47
31 Jan 2024About 53
31 Jan 2025About 53

Age profile of Datsun 1000 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1967: About 10 registered19671968: About 12 registered19681969: About 19 registered19691970: About 12 registered1970

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 6
VICAbout 3
QLDAbout 25
WANot published
SAAbout 6
TASAbout 3
ACTAbout 3
NTNot published

Questions about the Datsun 1000

Which build year of the Datsun 1000 has the most still registered?
1969 — About 19 still registered in Australia.
Which Datsun 1000 year is rarest for its age?
1970 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1970 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Datsun vehicles still registered is the 1000?
2% — about 53 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Datsun 1000 vehicles still registered made in?
4 manufacture years from 1967 to 1970.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 25); NSW (About 6). 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