2013
Busiest manufacture year
About 8,800 still registered — about 27% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mitsubishi Mirage?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mitsubishi Mirage
33,000
still registered in Oz
0.2% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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21 manufacture years from 1996 to 2021. 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
2004
Rarest for its year
About 15 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered.
2.5%
Share of all Mitsubishi
About 33,000 of about 1,300,000 Mitsubishi vehicles still registered.
21
Build years still on the road
From 1996 to 2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1988 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1996 | About 249 | 0.8% | Rarer than 86% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 654 | 2.0% | Rarer than 71% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 793 | 2.4% | Rarer than 75% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 474 | 1.4% | Rarer than 84% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 616 | 1.9% | Rarer than 82% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 864 | 2.6% | Rarer than 80% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 695 | 2.1% | Rarer than 85% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 2,380 | 7.2% | Rarer than 74% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 15 | <0.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 5 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2006 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2012 | About 254 | 0.8% | Rarer than 98% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 8,800 | 27% | Rarer than 62% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 4,840 | 15% | Rarer than 75% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 3,410 | 10% | Rarer than 79% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 3,310 | 10% | Rarer than 81% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 1,120 | 3.4% | Rarer than 93% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 636 | 1.9% | Rarer than 95% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 710 | 2.2% | Rarer than 94% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 456 | 1.4% | Rarer than 96% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 2,730 | 8.3% | Rarer than 84% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 4 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2024 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
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 423 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mitsubishi Mirage.
Spot a Mitsubishi MirageAbout 56%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 8% 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 36,000 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 36,600 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 35,200 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 33,500 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 33,000 |
Age profile of Mitsubishi Mirage 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 8,780 |
| VIC | About 6,360 |
| QLD | About 9,330 |
| WA | About 3,470 |
| SA | About 3,260 |
| TAS | About 760 |
| ACT | About 675 |
| NT | About 368 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 33,000 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 23 registered
Questions about the Mitsubishi Mirage
- Which build year of the Mitsubishi Mirage has the most still registered?
- 2013 — About 8,800 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mitsubishi Mirage year is rarest for its age?
- 2004 — About 15 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mitsubishi vehicles still registered is the Mirage?
- 3% — about 33,000 of about 1,300,000 Mitsubishi vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles still registered made in?
- 21 manufacture years from 1996 to 2021.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 9,330); NSW (About 8,780). 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