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How rare is a Morris Minor?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Morris Minor

Morris Minor

1,700

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Morris Minor

Getting the card ready…

23 manufacture years from 1949 to 1971. 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

1960

Busiest manufacture year

About 183 still registered — about 11% of this model’s total.

1966

Rarest for its year

About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1966 vehicles still registered.

41%

Share of all Morris

About 1,700 of about 4,180 Morris vehicles still registered.

23

Build years still on the road

From 1949 to 1971, 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1929About 60.4%Not ranked
1930About 30.2%Not ranked
1933About 30.2%Not ranked
1948About 90.5%Not ranked
1949About 452.6%Not ranked
1950About 342.0%Not ranked
1951About 875.1%Not ranked
1952About 734.3%Not ranked
1953About 1237.2%Not ranked
1954About 1227.2%Not ranked
1955About 985.8%Not ranked
1956About 945.5%Not ranked
1957About 1659.7%Not ranked
1958About 17911%Rarer than 27% of other 1958 vehicles still registered
1959About 1448.5%Rarer than 21% of other 1959 vehicles still registered
1960About 18311%Rarer than 20% of other 1960 vehicles still registered
1961About 834.9%Not ranked
1962About 492.9%Rarer than 75% of other 1962 vehicles still registered
1963About 452.6%Rarer than 75% of other 1963 vehicles still registered
1964About 191.1%Rarer than 94% of other 1964 vehicles still registered
1965About 140.8%Rarer than 96% of other 1965 vehicles still registered
1966About 120.7%Rarer than 99% of other 1966 vehicles still registered
1967About 231.3%Rarer than 92% of other 1967 vehicles still registered
1968About 191.1%Rarer than 94% of other 1968 vehicles still registered
1969About 261.5%Rarer than 91% of other 1969 vehicles still registered
1970About 100.6%Not ranked
1971About 171.0%Rarer than 97% of other 1971 vehicles still registered
1972About 70.4%Not ranked
1973About 60.4%Not ranked
1976About 30.2%Not ranked
1977About 30.2%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 8,210 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Morris Minor.

Spot a Morris MinorAbout 4%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

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

Up about 14% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202501k2k20212022202320242025

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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 1,500
31 Jan 2022About 1,500
31 Jan 2023About 1,510
31 Jan 2024About 1,500
31 Jan 2025About 1,700

Age profile of Morris Minor still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1929: About 6 registered19291930: About 3 registered1933: About 3 registered1948: About 9 registered19481949: About 45 registered1950: About 34 registered1951: About 87 registered19511952: About 73 registered1953: About 123 registered1954: About 122 registered19541955: About 98 registered1956: About 94 registered1957: About 165 registered19571958: About 179 registered1959: About 144 registered1960: About 183 registered19601961: About 83 registered1962: About 49 registered1963: About 45 registered19631964: About 19 registered1965: About 14 registered1966: About 12 registered19661967: About 23 registered1968: About 19 registered1969: About 26 registered19691970: About 10 registered1971: About 17 registered1972: About 7 registered19721973: About 6 registered1976: About 3 registered1977: About 3 registered1977

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 223
VICAbout 104
QLDAbout 648
WAAbout 324
SAAbout 276
TASAbout 58
ACTAbout 35
NTAbout 18

How matching cars are powered

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

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 1,720 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 6 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 4 registered

Questions about the Morris Minor

Which build year of the Morris Minor has the most still registered?
1960 — About 183 still registered in Australia.
Which Morris Minor year is rarest for its age?
1966 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1966 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Morris vehicles still registered is the Minor?
41% — about 1,700 of about 4,180 Morris vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Morris Minor vehicles still registered made in?
23 manufacture years from 1949 to 1971.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 648); WA (About 324). 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