1978
Busiest manufacture year
About 133 still registered.
How rare is a Ford Cortina?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Cortina
1,570
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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19 manufacture years from 1963 to 1981. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. 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
1971
Rarest for its year
About 37 still registered. Rarer than 93% of other 1971 vehicles still registered.
19
Build years still on the road
From 1963 to 1981, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 569 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.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | About 4 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1963 | About 33 | 2.1% | Rarer than 79% of other 1963 vehicles still registered |
| 1964 | About 47 | 3.0% | Rarer than 83% of other 1964 vehicles still registered |
| 1965 | About 128 | 8.2% | Rarer than 68% of other 1965 vehicles still registered |
| 1966 | About 120 | 7.7% | Rarer than 75% of other 1966 vehicles still registered |
| 1967 | About 77 | 4.9% | Rarer than 81% of other 1967 vehicles still registered |
| 1968 | About 71 | 4.5% | Rarer than 78% of other 1968 vehicles still registered |
| 1969 | About 70 | 4.5% | Rarer than 80% of other 1969 vehicles still registered |
| 1970 | About 82 | 5.2% | Rarer than 79% of other 1970 vehicles still registered |
| 1971 | About 37 | 2.4% | Rarer than 93% of other 1971 vehicles still registered |
| 1972 | About 54 | 3.4% | Rarer than 82% of other 1972 vehicles still registered |
| 1973 | About 86 | 5.5% | Rarer than 73% of other 1973 vehicles still registered |
| 1974 | About 122 | 7.8% | Rarer than 65% of other 1974 vehicles still registered |
| 1975 | About 116 | 7.4% | Rarer than 67% of other 1975 vehicles still registered |
| 1976 | About 72 | 4.6% | Rarer than 84% of other 1976 vehicles still registered |
| 1977 | About 83 | 5.3% | Rarer than 81% of other 1977 vehicles still registered |
| 1978 | About 133 | 8.5% | Rarer than 69% of other 1978 vehicles still registered |
| 1979 | About 85 | 5.4% | Rarer than 79% of other 1979 vehicles still registered |
| 1980 | About 61 | 3.9% | Rarer than 75% of other 1980 vehicles still registered |
| 1981 | About 81 | 5.2% | Rarer than 71% of other 1981 vehicles still registered |
| 1982 | About 4 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
Notable years
Years worth a closer look — launch years, peak years and big drops. Every year in the table below has its own page too.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 8,930 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Cortina.
Spot a Ford CortinaAbout 4%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Cortina vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — 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 1,560 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,560 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,540 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,560 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,570 |
Age profile of Ford Cortina still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. 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 322 |
| VIC | About 195 |
| QLD | About 569 |
| WA | About 213 |
| SA | About 202 |
| TAS | About 38 |
| ACT | About 15 |
| NT | About 15 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 1,550 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 10 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Ford Cortina
- Which build year of the Ford Cortina has the most still registered?
- 1978 — About 133 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Cortina year is rarest for its age?
- 1971 — About 37 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 93% of other 1971 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Cortina?
- under 0.1% — about 1,570 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Cortina vehicles still registered made in?
- 19 manufacture years from 1963 to 1981.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 569); NSW (About 322). 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