2023
Busiest manufacture year
About 13,200 still registered.
How rare is a Subaru Outback?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Subaru Outback
147,000
still registered in Oz
0.7% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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29 manufacture years from 1996 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
1996
Rarest for its year
About 33 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1996 vehicles still registered.
19%
Share of all Subaru
About 147,000 of about 789,000 Subaru vehicles still registered.
29
Build years still on the road
From 1996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1990 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1996 | About 33 | <0.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 124 | <0.1% | Rarer than 93% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 230 | 0.2% | Rarer than 91% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 628 | 0.4% | Rarer than 81% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 1,210 | 0.8% | Rarer than 74% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 1,780 | 1.2% | Rarer than 71% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 1,930 | 1.3% | Rarer than 73% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 2,310 | 1.6% | Rarer than 75% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 3,300 | 2.2% | Rarer than 73% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 3,330 | 2.3% | Rarer than 75% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 4,090 | 2.8% | Rarer than 71% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 4,570 | 3.1% | Rarer than 72% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 3,210 | 2.2% | Rarer than 79% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 3,000 | 2.0% | Rarer than 79% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 4,690 | 3.2% | Rarer than 75% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 4,340 | 3.0% | Rarer than 72% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 3,640 | 2.5% | Rarer than 80% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 3,150 | 2.1% | Rarer than 81% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 2,610 | 1.8% | Rarer than 83% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 10,600 | 7.2% | Rarer than 52% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 11,700 | 7.9% | Rarer than 51% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 10,700 | 7.3% | Rarer than 60% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 10,600 | 7.2% | Rarer than 61% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 6,990 | 4.8% | Rarer than 65% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 5,210 | 3.5% | Rarer than 66% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 10,300 | 7.0% | Rarer than 53% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 12,200 | 8.3% | Rarer than 47% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 13,200 | 9.0% | Rarer than 48% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 7,330 | 5.0% | Rarer than 66% 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 95 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Subaru Outback.
Spot a Subaru OutbackAbout 97%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Subaru Outback vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 23% 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 120,000 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 126,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 133,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 141,000 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 147,000 |
Age profile of Subaru Outback 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 50,100 |
| VIC | About 39,300 |
| QLD | About 22,200 |
| WA | About 12,800 |
| SA | About 11,400 |
| TAS | About 6,410 |
| ACT | About 4,010 |
| NT | About 777 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 135,000 registered
- DieselAbout 12,100 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 50 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Subaru Outback
- Which build year of the Subaru Outback has the most still registered?
- 2023 — About 13,200 still registered in Australia.
- Which Subaru Outback year is rarest for its age?
- 1996 — About 33 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1996 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Subaru vehicles still registered is the Outback?
- 19% — about 147,000 of about 789,000 Subaru vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Subaru Outback vehicles still registered made in?
- 29 manufacture years from 1996 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 50,100); VIC (About 39,300). 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