1949
Busiest manufacture year
About 34 still registered — about 22% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Prefect?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Prefect
153
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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17 manufacture years from 1940 to 1960. 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
1959
Rarest for its year
About 12 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 1959 vehicles still registered.
17
Build years still on the road
From 1940 to 1960, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | About 6 | 3.9% | Not ranked |
| 1944 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1946 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1947 | About 4 | 2.6% | Not ranked |
| 1948 | About 13 | 8.5% | Not ranked |
| 1949 | About 34 | 22% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 22 | 14% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 12 | 7.8% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 4 | 2.6% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 10 | 6.5% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 11 | 7.2% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 5 | 3.3% | Not ranked |
| 1959 | About 12 | 7.8% | Rarer than 96% of other 1959 vehicles still registered |
| 1960 | About 5 | 3.3% | 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 91,400 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Prefect.
Spot a Ford PrefectUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Prefect 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 154 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 147 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 154 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 146 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 153 |
Age profile of Ford Prefect 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 12 |
| VIC | About 12 |
| QLD | About 57 |
| WA | About 17 |
| SA | About 40 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Ford Prefect
- Which build year of the Ford Prefect has the most still registered?
- 1949 — About 34 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Prefect year is rarest for its age?
- 1959 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 96% of other 1959 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Prefect?
- under 0.1% — about 153 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Prefect vehicles still registered made in?
- 17 manufacture years from 1940 to 1960.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 57); SA (About 40). 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