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How rare is a Nissan 280ZX?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Nissan 280ZX

Nissan 280ZX

21

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Nissan 280ZX

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3 manufacture years from 1982 to 1984. 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

1982

Busiest manufacture year

About 10 still registered — about 48% of this model’s total.

3

Build years still on the road

From 1982 to 1984, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 6 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
1982About 1048%Not ranked
1983About 838%Not ranked
1984About 314%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 666,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Nissan 280ZX.

Spot a Nissan 280ZXUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Nissan 280ZX 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 20250132520212022202320242025

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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 15
31 Jan 2022About 14
31 Jan 2023About 16
31 Jan 2024About 21
31 Jan 2025About 21

Age profile of Nissan 280ZX still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1982: About 10 registered19821983: About 8 registered19831984: About 3 registered1984

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 6
VICAbout 4
QLDAbout 6
WANot published
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Nissan 280ZX

Which build year of the Nissan 280ZX has the most still registered?
1982 — About 10 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Nissan vehicles still registered is the 280ZX?
under 0.1% — about 21 of about 1,150,000 Nissan vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Nissan 280ZX vehicles still registered made in?
3 manufacture years from 1982 to 1984.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 6); QLD (About 6). 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