2000
Busiest manufacture year
About 1,090 still registered — about 15% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mazda 121?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mazda 121
7,490
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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21 manufacture years from 1976 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
1976
Rarest for its year
About 15 still registered. Rarer than 97% of other 1976 vehicles still registered.
21
Build years still on the road
From 1976 to 2002, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 1,940 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | About 15 | 0.2% | Rarer than 97% of other 1976 vehicles still registered |
| 1977 | About 4 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1978 | About 4 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1979 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1986 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1987 | About 15 | 0.2% | Rarer than 96% of other 1987 vehicles still registered |
| 1988 | About 38 | 0.5% | Rarer than 88% of other 1988 vehicles still registered |
| 1989 | About 31 | 0.4% | Rarer than 95% of other 1989 vehicles still registered |
| 1990 | About 44 | 0.6% | Rarer than 95% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
| 1991 | About 155 | 2.1% | Rarer than 78% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 210 | 2.8% | Rarer than 77% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 1993 | About 262 | 3.5% | Rarer than 80% of other 1993 vehicles still registered |
| 1994 | About 417 | 5.6% | Rarer than 72% of other 1994 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 541 | 7.2% | Rarer than 69% of other 1995 vehicles still registered |
| 1996 | About 618 | 8.3% | Rarer than 69% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 883 | 12% | Rarer than 66% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 784 | 10% | Rarer than 76% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 875 | 12% | Rarer than 77% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 1,090 | 15% | Rarer than 75% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 1,010 | 13% | Rarer than 79% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 484 | 6.5% | Rarer than 89% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2014 | About 3 | <0.1% | 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 1,870 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mazda 121.
Spot a Mazda 121About 17%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mazda 121 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 44% 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 13,300 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 11,300 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 9,900 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 8,650 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 7,490 |
Age profile of Mazda 121 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 1,940 |
| VIC | About 1,640 |
| QLD | About 1,620 |
| WA | About 721 |
| SA | About 938 |
| TAS | About 437 |
| ACT | About 147 |
| NT | About 34 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 7,460 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 18 registered
Questions about the Mazda 121
- Which build year of the Mazda 121 has the most still registered?
- 2000 — About 1,090 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mazda 121 year is rarest for its age?
- 1976 — About 15 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 97% of other 1976 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mazda vehicles still registered is the 121?
- 0.4% — about 7,490 of about 1,790,000 Mazda vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mazda 121 vehicles still registered made in?
- 21 manufacture years from 1976 to 2002.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 1,940); VIC (About 1,640). 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