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How rare is a Mazda RX-7?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Mazda RX-7

Mazda RX-7

2,860

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Mazda RX-7

Getting the card ready…

33 manufacture years from 1978 to 2010. 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

2000

Busiest manufacture year

About 308 still registered — about 11% of this model’s total.

2003

Rarest for its year

About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered.

33

Build years still on the road

From 1978 to 2010, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 1,000 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1978About 240.8%Rarer than 93% of other 1978 vehicles still registered
1979About 873.0%Rarer than 76% of other 1979 vehicles still registered
1980About 762.7%Rarer than 74% of other 1980 vehicles still registered
1981About 1003.5%Rarer than 66% of other 1981 vehicles still registered
1982About 1495.2%Rarer than 58% of other 1982 vehicles still registered
1983About 1164.1%Rarer than 64% of other 1983 vehicles still registered
1984About 1103.8%Rarer than 67% of other 1984 vehicles still registered
1985About 1445.0%Rarer than 59% of other 1985 vehicles still registered
1986About 1103.8%Rarer than 65% of other 1986 vehicles still registered
1987About 832.9%Rarer than 67% of other 1987 vehicles still registered
1988About 1515.3%Rarer than 68% of other 1988 vehicles still registered
1989About 1234.3%Rarer than 79% of other 1989 vehicles still registered
1990About 491.7%Rarer than 94% of other 1990 vehicles still registered
1991About 160.6%Rarer than 99% of other 1991 vehicles still registered
1992About 1033.6%Rarer than 88% of other 1992 vehicles still registered
1993About 772.7%Rarer than 92% of other 1993 vehicles still registered
1994About 582.0%Rarer than 95% of other 1994 vehicles still registered
1995About 602.1%Rarer than 96% of other 1995 vehicles still registered
1996About 461.6%Rarer than 97% of other 1996 vehicles still registered
1997About 551.9%Rarer than 97% of other 1997 vehicles still registered
1998About 250.9%Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered
1999About 1133.9%Rarer than 96% of other 1999 vehicles still registered
2000About 30811%Rarer than 91% of other 2000 vehicles still registered
2001About 2478.6%Rarer than 92% of other 2001 vehicles still registered
2002About 29810%Rarer than 93% of other 2002 vehicles still registered
2003About 110.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered
2004About 40.1%Not ranked
2005About 70.2%Not ranked
2006About 100.3%Not ranked
2007About 120.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered
2008About 110.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered
2009About 50.2%Not ranked
2010About 110.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered
2011About 70.2%Not ranked
2012About 60.2%Not ranked
2013About 90.3%Not ranked
2014About 30.1%Not ranked
2015About 30.1%Not ranked
2016About 50.2%Not ranked
2017About 30.1%Not ranked
2018About 50.2%Not ranked
2019About 40.1%Not ranked
2020About 50.2%Not ranked
2021About 60.2%Not ranked
2022About 70.2%Not ranked

Notable years

Years worth a closer look — launch years, peak years and big drops. Every year in the table below has its own page too.

How likely are you to spot one?

About 4,890 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mazda RX-7.

Spot a Mazda RX-7About 7%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Mazda RX-7 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 8% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202502.5k5k20212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 2,640
31 Jan 2022About 2,720
31 Jan 2023About 2,810
31 Jan 2024About 2,820
31 Jan 2025About 2,860

Age profile of Mazda RX-7 still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1978: About 24 registered19781979: About 87 registered1980: About 76 registered1981: About 100 registered1982: About 149 registered19821983: About 116 registered1984: About 110 registered1985: About 144 registered1986: About 110 registered19861987: About 83 registered1988: About 151 registered1989: About 123 registered1990: About 49 registered19901991: About 16 registered1992: About 103 registered1993: About 77 registered1994: About 58 registered19941995: About 60 registered1996: About 46 registered1997: About 55 registered1998: About 25 registered19981999: About 113 registered2000: About 308 registered2001: About 247 registered2002: About 298 registered20022003: About 11 registered2004: About 4 registered2005: About 7 registered2006: About 10 registered20062007: About 12 registered2008: About 11 registered2009: About 5 registered2010: About 11 registered20102011: About 7 registered2012: About 6 registered2013: About 9 registered2014: About 3 registered20142015: About 3 registered2016: About 5 registered2017: About 3 registered2018: About 5 registered20182019: About 4 registered2020: About 5 registered2021: About 6 registered2022: About 7 registered2022

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 1,000
VICAbout 410
QLDAbout 788
WAAbout 285
SAAbout 252
TASAbout 49
ACTAbout 69
NTAbout 3

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 2,860 registered
  • DieselAbout 3 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 4 registered

Questions about the Mazda RX-7

Which build year of the Mazda RX-7 has the most still registered?
2000 — About 308 still registered in Australia.
Which Mazda RX-7 year is rarest for its age?
2003 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Mazda vehicles still registered is the RX-7?
0.2% — about 2,860 of about 1,790,000 Mazda vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Mazda RX-7 vehicles still registered made in?
33 manufacture years from 1978 to 2010.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 1,000); QLD (About 788). 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