1997
Busiest manufacture year
About 377 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Honda Prelude?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Honda Prelude
2,380
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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16 manufacture years from 1987 to 2002. 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
1987
Rarest for its year
About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1987 vehicles still registered.
16
Build years still on the road
From 1987 to 2002, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 685 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1980 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1981 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1982 | About 6 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1983 | About 7 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1984 | About 8 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 4 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1986 | About 5 | 0.2% | Not ranked |
| 1987 | About 11 | 0.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 1987 vehicles still registered |
| 1988 | About 103 | 4.3% | Rarer than 73% of other 1988 vehicles still registered |
| 1989 | About 209 | 8.8% | Rarer than 71% of other 1989 vehicles still registered |
| 1990 | About 117 | 4.9% | Rarer than 84% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
| 1991 | About 143 | 6.0% | Rarer than 81% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 106 | 4.5% | Rarer than 88% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 1993 | About 107 | 4.5% | Rarer than 89% of other 1993 vehicles still registered |
| 1994 | About 99 | 4.2% | Rarer than 93% of other 1994 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 96 | 4.0% | Rarer than 93% of other 1995 vehicles still registered |
| 1996 | About 46 | 1.9% | Rarer than 97% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 377 | 16% | Rarer than 82% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 261 | 11% | Rarer than 90% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 286 | 12% | Rarer than 90% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 238 | 10.0% | Rarer than 92% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 128 | 5.4% | Rarer than 96% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 12 | 0.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 5,870 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Honda Prelude.
Spot a Honda PreludeAbout 6%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Honda Prelude vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 28% 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 3,330 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 3,050 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 2,830 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 2,580 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 2,380 |
Age profile of Honda Prelude 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 595 |
| VIC | About 685 |
| QLD | About 425 |
| WA | About 283 |
| SA | About 264 |
| TAS | About 86 |
| ACT | About 42 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 2,380 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Honda Prelude
- Which build year of the Honda Prelude has the most still registered?
- 1997 — About 377 still registered in Australia.
- Which Honda Prelude year is rarest for its age?
- 1987 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1987 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Honda vehicles still registered is the Prelude?
- 0.3% — about 2,380 of about 721,000 Honda vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Honda Prelude vehicles still registered made in?
- 16 manufacture years from 1987 to 2002.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 685); NSW (About 595). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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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