1974
Busiest manufacture year
About 96 still registered — about 29% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mazda RX-3?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mazda RX-3
329
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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4 manufacture years from 1972 to 1975. 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
1975
Rarest for its year
About 26 still registered. Rarer than 91% of other 1975 vehicles still registered.
4
Build years still on the road
From 1972 to 1975, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 161 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | About 10 | 3.0% | Not ranked |
| 1972 | About 85 | 26% | Rarer than 75% of other 1972 vehicles still registered |
| 1973 | About 94 | 29% | Rarer than 70% of other 1973 vehicles still registered |
| 1974 | About 96 | 29% | Rarer than 71% of other 1974 vehicles still registered |
| 1975 | About 26 | 7.9% | Rarer than 91% of other 1975 vehicles still registered |
| 1976 | About 9 | 2.7% | Not ranked |
| 1977 | About 6 | 1.8% | Not ranked |
| 1978 | About 3 | 0.9% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 42,500 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mazda RX-3.
Spot a Mazda RX-3Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mazda RX-3 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 11% 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 297 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 311 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 318 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 328 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 329 |
Age profile of Mazda RX-3 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 161 |
| VIC | About 47 |
| QLD | About 86 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 29 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mazda RX-3
- Which build year of the Mazda RX-3 has the most still registered?
- 1974 — About 96 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mazda RX-3 year is rarest for its age?
- 1975 — About 26 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 91% of other 1975 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mazda vehicles still registered is the RX-3?
- under 0.1% — about 329 of about 1,790,000 Mazda vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mazda RX-3 vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1972 to 1975.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 161); QLD (About 86). 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