2014
Busiest manufacture year
About 166 still registered — about 21% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Porsche 981?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Porsche 981
781
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 2012 to 2019. 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
2019
Rarest for its year
About 16 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered.
1.1%
Share of all Porsche
About 781 of about 71,200 Porsche vehicles still registered.
8
Build years still on the road
From 2012 to 2019, 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.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | About 57 | 7.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 150 | 19% | Rarer than 98% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 166 | 21% | Rarer than 98% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 145 | 19% | Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 141 | 18% | Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 56 | 7.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 41 | 5.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 16 | 2.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 4 | 0.5% | Not ranked |
| 2021 | About 5 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 17,900 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Porsche 981.
Spot a Porsche 981About 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Porsche 981 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 45% since 2021
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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 539 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 520 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 508 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 501 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 781 |
Age profile of Porsche 981 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 622 |
| VIC | About 54 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | About 70 |
| SA | About 16 |
| TAS | About 11 |
| ACT | About 10 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Porsche 981
- Which build year of the Porsche 981 has the most still registered?
- 2014 — About 166 still registered in Australia.
- Which Porsche 981 year is rarest for its age?
- 2019 — About 16 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Porsche vehicles still registered is the 981?
- 1% — about 781 of about 71,200 Porsche vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Porsche 981 vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 2012 to 2019.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 622); WA (About 70). 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