1200
Biggest Datsun model
About 751 still registered across all years — about 21% of every Datsun.
How rare is your Datsun?
About 3,520 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1967
Rarest for its year
Fairlady · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1967.
22
Build years still on the road
From 1964 to 1985, across 32 models.
About 3,520
Datsun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 1970–1985 | About 751 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 1600 | 1968–1972 | About 607 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 260Z | 1974–1977 | About 354 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 240Z | 1970–1973 | About 236 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 120Y | 1974–1978 | About 225 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 720 | 1979–1985 | About 134 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 180B | 1972–1977 | About 118 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 200B | 1968–1981 | About 118 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Patrol | 1974–1984 | About 111 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 280ZX | 1979–1983 | About 103 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Stanza | 1978–1982 | About 86 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Sunny | 1978–1981 | About 82 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Fairlady | 1964–1970 | About 80 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Bluebird | 1963–1983 | About 74 | <0.1% of all cars |
| B120 | 1971–1985 | About 61 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 1000 | 1967–1970 | About 53 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 1500 | 1970–1979 | About 53 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 2000 | 1966–1974 | About 37 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 240K | 1973–1978 | About 31 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 620 | 1973–1979 | About 28 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 260C | 1974–1977 | About 23 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 280Z | 1979–1983 | About 21 | <0.1% of all cars |
| P510 | 1968–1972 | About 21 | <0.1% of all cars |
| ONE TON | 1974–1983 | About 18 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 240 | 1970–1974 | About 16 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Homer | 1966–1976 | About 15 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 320 | 1962–1964 | About 13 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 260 | 1973–1977 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Skyline | 1977–1982 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Urvan | 1981–1983 | About 11 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 240C | 1971–1972 | About 10 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Pulsar | 1981–1982 | About 7 | <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 Datsun vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
About the same 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 3,520 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 3,450 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 3,410 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 3,390 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 3,520 |
Age profile of Datsun 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 886 |
| VIC | About 348 |
| QLD | About 1,300 |
| WA | About 167 |
| SA | About 462 |
| TAS | About 155 |
| ACT | About 107 |
| NT | About 21 |
How this make is powered
Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.
- PetrolAbout 3,350 registered
- DieselAbout 75 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 12 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 9 registered
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about Datsun
- How many Datsun models are still registered?
- 32 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the Datsun vehicles still registered made in?
- 22 manufacture years from 1964 to 1985.
- Which Datsun model has the most still registered?
- 1200 — 21% of every Datsun still registered (about 751 of about 3,520).
- Which Datsun is rarest for its age?
- 1967 Fairlady — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1967 vehicles still registered.
- Which states have the most Datsun vehicles registered?
- QLD (About 1,300); NSW (About 886). 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