1999
Busiest manufacture year
About 1,320 still registered — about 25% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Festiva?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Festiva
5,370
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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10 manufacture years from 1991 to 2000. 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
1991
Rarest for its year
About 23 still registered. Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered.
10
Build years still on the road
From 1991 to 2000, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 1,210 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1991 | About 23 | 0.4% | Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 50 | 0.9% | Rarer than 94% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 1993 | About 163 | 3.0% | Rarer than 87% of other 1993 vehicles still registered |
| 1994 | About 220 | 4.1% | Rarer than 85% of other 1994 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 559 | 10% | Rarer than 67% of other 1995 vehicles still registered |
| 1996 | About 565 | 11% | Rarer than 71% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 632 | 12% | Rarer than 73% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 1,120 | 21% | Rarer than 70% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 1,320 | 25% | Rarer than 70% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 703 | 13% | Rarer than 81% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 7 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2011 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 2,610 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Festiva.
Spot a Ford FestivaAbout 12%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Festiva vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 55% 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 12,000 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 9,660 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 7,980 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 6,610 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 5,370 |
Age profile of Ford Festiva 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 1,140 |
| VIC | About 1,210 |
| QLD | About 1,050 |
| WA | About 488 |
| SA | About 1,110 |
| TAS | About 293 |
| ACT | About 46 |
| NT | About 23 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 5,360 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Ford Festiva
- Which build year of the Ford Festiva has the most still registered?
- 1999 — About 1,320 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Festiva year is rarest for its age?
- 1991 — About 23 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Festiva?
- 0.3% — about 5,370 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Festiva vehicles still registered made in?
- 10 manufacture years from 1991 to 2000.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 1,210); NSW (About 1,140). 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