1959
Busiest manufacture year
About 5 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.
How rare is an Oldsmobile 98?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Oldsmobile 98
32
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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10 manufacture years from 1955 to 1981. 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
18%
Share of all Oldsmobile
About 32 of about 173 Oldsmobile vehicles still registered.
10
Build years still on the road
From 1955 to 1981, as at 31 Jan 2025.
SA
Most registered in
About 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1959 | About 5 | 16% | Not ranked |
| 1960 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1965 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1969 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1970 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1972 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1975 | About 3 | 9.4% | Not ranked |
| 1981 | About 3 | 9.4% | 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 437,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an Oldsmobile 98.
Spot an Oldsmobile 98Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Oldsmobile 98 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 22 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 28 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 16 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 20 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 32 |
Age profile of Oldsmobile 98 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 9 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 9 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 12 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Oldsmobile 98
- Which build year of the Oldsmobile 98 has the most still registered?
- 1959 — About 5 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all Oldsmobile vehicles still registered is the 98?
- 18% — about 32 of about 173 Oldsmobile vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Oldsmobile 98 vehicles still registered made in?
- 10 manufacture years from 1955 to 1981.
- Which states have the most registered?
- SA (About 12); QLD (About 9). 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