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How rare is a Nissan 1200?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Nissan 1200

Nissan 1200

96

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Nissan 1200

Getting the card ready…

8 manufacture years from 1971 to 1985. 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

1985

Busiest manufacture year

About 39 still registered — about 41% of this model’s total.

1984

Rarest for its year

About 31 still registered. Rarer than 87% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.

8

Build years still on the road

From 1971 to 1985, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 63 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
1971About 33.1%Not ranked
1978About 33.1%Not ranked
1980About 33.1%Not ranked
1981About 33.1%Not ranked
1982About 55.2%Not ranked
1983About 99.4%Not ranked
1984About 3132%Rarer than 87% of other 1984 vehicles still registered
1985About 3941%Rarer than 87% of other 1985 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 146,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Nissan 1200.

Spot a Nissan 1200Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Nissan 1200 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 202505010020212022202320242025

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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 88
31 Jan 2022About 95
31 Jan 2023About 87
31 Jan 2024About 94
31 Jan 2025About 96

Age profile of Nissan 1200 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1971: About 3 registered19711978: About 3 registered19781980: About 3 registered19801981: About 3 registered19811982: About 5 registered19821983: About 9 registered19831984: About 31 registered19841985: About 39 registered1985

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
NSWNot published
VICAbout 10
QLDAbout 63
WANot published
SAAbout 16
TASNot published
ACTAbout 6
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

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

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 95 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Nissan 1200

Which build year of the Nissan 1200 has the most still registered?
1985 — About 39 still registered in Australia.
Which Nissan 1200 year is rarest for its age?
1984 — About 31 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 87% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Nissan vehicles still registered is the 1200?
under 0.1% — about 96 of about 1,150,000 Nissan vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Nissan 1200 vehicles still registered made in?
8 manufacture years from 1971 to 1985.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 63); SA (About 16). 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