2015
Busiest manufacture year
About 2,340 still registered — about 14% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mitsubishi Challenger?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mitsubishi Challenger
17,000
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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17 manufacture years from 1998 to 2016. 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
2006
Rarest for its year
About 23 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered.
1.3%
Share of all Mitsubishi
About 17,000 of about 1,300,000 Mitsubishi vehicles still registered.
17
Build years still on the road
From 1998 to 2016, as at 31 Jan 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | About 6 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1998 | About 385 | 2.3% | Rarer than 84% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 497 | 2.9% | Rarer than 84% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 564 | 3.3% | Rarer than 84% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 744 | 4.4% | Rarer than 82% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 693 | 4.1% | Rarer than 85% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 657 | 3.9% | Rarer than 90% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 597 | 3.5% | Rarer than 91% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 517 | 3.0% | Rarer than 92% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 23 | 0.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 367 | 2.2% | Rarer than 96% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 1,870 | 11% | Rarer than 87% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 2,080 | 12% | Rarer than 86% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 2,190 | 13% | Rarer than 86% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 1,660 | 9.7% | Rarer than 90% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 1,810 | 11% | Rarer than 87% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 2,340 | 14% | Rarer than 85% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 45 | 0.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
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 820 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mitsubishi Challenger.
Spot a Mitsubishi ChallengerAbout 34%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mitsubishi Challenger vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 18% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 20,900 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 20,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 19,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 18,100 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 17,000 |
Age profile of Mitsubishi Challenger 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 3,940 |
| VIC | About 2,850 |
| QLD | About 5,220 |
| WA | About 2,190 |
| SA | About 1,970 |
| TAS | About 581 |
| ACT | About 157 |
| NT | About 128 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 4,480 registered
- DieselAbout 12,400 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 191 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 11 registered
Questions about the Mitsubishi Challenger
- Which build year of the Mitsubishi Challenger has the most still registered?
- 2015 — About 2,340 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mitsubishi Challenger year is rarest for its age?
- 2006 — About 23 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mitsubishi vehicles still registered is the Challenger?
- 1% — about 17,000 of about 1,300,000 Mitsubishi vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mitsubishi Challenger vehicles still registered made in?
- 17 manufacture years from 1998 to 2016.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 5,220); NSW (About 3,940). 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