1982
Busiest manufacture year
About 22 still registered — about 32% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mitsubishi Starion?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mitsubishi Starion
69
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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7 manufacture years from 1982 to 1989. 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
1983
Rarest for its year
About 12 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1983 vehicles still registered.
7
Build years still on the road
From 1982 to 1989, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | About 22 | 32% | Rarer than 92% of other 1982 vehicles still registered |
| 1983 | About 12 | 17% | Rarer than 98% of other 1983 vehicles still registered |
| 1984 | About 8 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 16 | 23% | Rarer than 97% of other 1985 vehicles still registered |
| 1986 | About 3 | 4.3% | Not ranked |
| 1988 | About 5 | 7.2% | Not ranked |
| 1989 | About 3 | 4.3% | 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 203,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mitsubishi Starion.
Spot a Mitsubishi StarionUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mitsubishi Starion vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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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 60 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 59 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 60 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 61 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 69 |
Age profile of Mitsubishi Starion 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 11 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 24 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 13 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mitsubishi Starion
- Which build year of the Mitsubishi Starion has the most still registered?
- 1982 — About 22 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mitsubishi Starion year is rarest for its age?
- 1983 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1983 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mitsubishi vehicles still registered is the Starion?
- under 0.1% — about 69 of about 1,300,000 Mitsubishi vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mitsubishi Starion vehicles still registered made in?
- 7 manufacture years from 1982 to 1989.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 24); SA (About 13). 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