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How rare is a Datsun 260?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Datsun 260

Datsun 260

12

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Datsun 260

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4 manufacture years from 1973 to 1977. 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

1973

Busiest manufacture year

About 3 still registered — about 25% of this model’s total.

4

Build years still on the road

From 1973 to 1977, as at 31 Jan 2025.

VIC

Most registered in

About 3 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1973About 325%Not ranked
1975About 325%Not ranked
1976About 325%Not ranked
1977About 325%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 1,170,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Datsun 260.

Spot a Datsun 260Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.

Age profile of Datsun 260 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1973: About 3 registered19731975: About 3 registered19751976: About 3 registered19761977: About 3 registered1977

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
NSWNot published
VICAbout 3
QLDNot published
WANot published
SANot published
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Datsun 260

Which build year of the Datsun 260 has the most still registered?
1973 — About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Datsun vehicles still registered is the 260?
0.3% — about 12 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Datsun 260 vehicles still registered made in?
4 manufacture years from 1973 to 1977.
Which states have the most registered?
VIC (About 3). 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