1928
Busiest manufacture year
About 530 still registered — about 47% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Model A?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Model A
1,120
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 1928 to 1932. 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
5
Build years still on the road
From 1928 to 1932, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 389 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | About 9 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 1928 | About 530 | 47% | Not ranked |
| 1929 | About 211 | 19% | Not ranked |
| 1930 | About 239 | 21% | Not ranked |
| 1931 | About 102 | 9.1% | Not ranked |
| 1932 | About 14 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
| 1933 | About 3 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1934 | About 6 | 0.5% | Not ranked |
| 1938 | About 3 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1939 | About 3 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1970 | About 3 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 12,500 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Model A.
Spot a Ford Model AAbout 3%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Model A vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 6% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 1,060 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,070 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,100 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,110 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,120 |
Age profile of Ford Model A 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 311 |
| VIC | About 233 |
| QLD | About 389 |
| WA | About 9 |
| SA | About 140 |
| TAS | About 22 |
| ACT | About 16 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 1,110 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 4 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 11 registered
Questions about the Ford Model A
- Which build year of the Ford Model A has the most still registered?
- 1928 — About 530 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Model A?
- under 0.1% — about 1,120 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Model A vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 1928 to 1932.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 389); NSW (About 311). 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