2008
Busiest manufacture year
About 99 still registered — about 18% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Proton Persona?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Proton Persona
538
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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12 manufacture years from 1997 to 2013. 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
1998
Rarest for its year
About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered.
8.2%
Share of all Proton
About 538 of about 6,590 Proton vehicles still registered.
12
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2013, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 15 | 2.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 11 | 2.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 11 | 2.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 18 | 3.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 11 | 2.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 15 | 2.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 99 | 18% | Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 83 | 15% | Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 86 | 16% | Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 49 | 9.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 84 | 16% | Rarer than 99% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 53 | 9.9% | Rarer than 99% of other 2013 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 26,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Proton Persona.
Spot a Proton PersonaAbout 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Proton Persona vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 52% 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 1,110 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 953 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 799 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 654 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 538 |
Age profile of Proton Persona 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 133 |
| VIC | About 89 |
| QLD | About 191 |
| WA | About 66 |
| SA | About 19 |
| TAS | About 19 |
| ACT | About 15 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Proton Persona
- Which build year of the Proton Persona has the most still registered?
- 2008 — About 99 still registered in Australia.
- Which Proton Persona year is rarest for its age?
- 1998 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Proton vehicles still registered is the Persona?
- 8% — about 538 of about 6,590 Proton vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Proton Persona vehicles still registered made in?
- 12 manufacture years from 1997 to 2013.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 191); NSW (About 133). 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