2023
Busiest manufacture year
About 17,300 still registered.
How rare is a Subaru Forester?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Subaru Forester
259,000
still registered in Oz
1.3% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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28 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024. 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
1997
Rarest for its year
About 387 still registered. Rarer than 82% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
33%
Share of all Subaru
About 259,000 of about 789,000 Subaru vehicles still registered.
28
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 387 | 0.1% | Rarer than 82% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 1,320 | 0.5% | Rarer than 68% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 1,820 | 0.7% | Rarer than 60% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 2,510 | 1.0% | Rarer than 63% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 3,160 | 1.2% | Rarer than 55% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 3,780 | 1.5% | Rarer than 57% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 5,310 | 2.0% | Rarer than 57% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 6,510 | 2.5% | Rarer than 52% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 7,470 | 2.9% | Rarer than 50% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 8,690 | 3.4% | Rarer than 47% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 9,280 | 3.6% | Rarer than 48% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 11,300 | 4.3% | Rarer than 50% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 10,600 | 4.1% | Rarer than 46% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 12,500 | 4.8% | Rarer than 43% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 11,200 | 4.3% | Rarer than 41% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 10,200 | 3.9% | Rarer than 56% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 12,700 | 4.9% | Rarer than 45% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 11,900 | 4.6% | Rarer than 46% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 12,100 | 4.7% | Rarer than 45% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 12,900 | 5.0% | Rarer than 47% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 11,700 | 4.5% | Rarer than 55% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 12,000 | 4.6% | Rarer than 55% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 15,700 | 6.0% | Rarer than 41% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 12,600 | 4.9% | Rarer than 40% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 13,700 | 5.3% | Rarer than 39% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 12,100 | 4.7% | Rarer than 48% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 17,300 | 6.7% | Rarer than 38% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 8,720 | 3.4% | Rarer than 60% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
Notable years
Years worth a closer look — launch years, peak years and big drops. Every year in the table below has its own page too.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 54 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Subaru Forester.
Spot a Subaru ForesterOver 99%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Subaru Forester vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 10% 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 237,000 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 242,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 246,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 255,000 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 259,000 |
Age profile of Subaru Forester 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 88,700 |
| VIC | About 57,300 |
| QLD | About 44,700 |
| WA | About 27,600 |
| SA | About 21,800 |
| TAS | About 11,600 |
| ACT | About 6,100 |
| NT | About 1,510 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 248,000 registered
- DieselAbout 10,400 registered
- HybridAbout 1,250 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 243 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 10 registered
Questions about the Subaru Forester
- Which build year of the Subaru Forester has the most still registered?
- 2023 — About 17,300 still registered in Australia.
- Which Subaru Forester year is rarest for its age?
- 1997 — About 387 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 82% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Subaru vehicles still registered is the Forester?
- 33% — about 259,000 of about 789,000 Subaru vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Subaru Forester vehicles still registered made in?
- 28 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 88,700); VIC (About 57,300). 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