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How rare is a Porsche 987?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Porsche 987

Porsche 987

515

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Porsche 987

Getting the card ready…

7 manufacture years from 2005 to 2011. 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

2005

Busiest manufacture year

About 90 still registered — about 17% of this model’s total.

2009

Rarest for its year

About 44 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.

0.7%

Share of all Porsche

About 515 of about 71,200 Porsche vehicles still registered.

7

Build years still on the road

From 2005 to 2011, 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
2001About 30.6%Not ranked
2004About 30.6%Not ranked
2005About 9017%Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered
2006About 8517%Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered
2007About 9017%Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered
2008About 6412%Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered
2009About 448.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered
2010About 6813%Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered
2011About 5210%Rarer than 99% of other 2011 vehicles still registered
2012About 61.2%Not ranked
2013About 61.2%Not ranked
2014About 40.8%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 27,200 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Porsche 987.

Spot a Porsche 987About 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Porsche 987 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Down about 79% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202501.3k2.5k20212022202320242025

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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 2,460
31 Jan 2022About 2,460
31 Jan 2023About 2,430
31 Jan 2024About 2,420
31 Jan 2025About 515

Age profile of Porsche 987 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram2001: About 3 registered20012004: About 3 registered20042005: About 90 registered20052006: About 85 registered20062007: About 90 registered20072008: About 64 registered20082009: About 44 registered20092010: About 68 registered20102011: About 52 registered20112012: About 6 registered20122013: About 6 registered20132014: About 4 registered2014

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 334
VICAbout 50
QLDNot published
WAAbout 89
SAAbout 10
TASAbout 9
ACTAbout 9
NTNot published

Questions about the Porsche 987

Which build year of the Porsche 987 has the most still registered?
2005 — About 90 still registered in Australia.
Which Porsche 987 year is rarest for its age?
2009 — About 44 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Porsche vehicles still registered is the 987?
0.7% — about 515 of about 71,200 Porsche vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Porsche 987 vehicles still registered made in?
7 manufacture years from 2005 to 2011.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 334); WA (About 89). 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