2022
Busiest manufacture year
About 3,540 still registered — about 14% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Subaru WRX?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Subaru WRX
25,400
still registered in Oz
0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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29 manufacture years from 1994 to 2024. 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
1994
Rarest for its year
About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1994 vehicles still registered.
3.2%
Share of all Subaru
About 25,400 of about 789,000 Subaru vehicles still registered.
29
Build years still on the road
From 1994 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | About 12 | <0.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 1994 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 7 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1996 | About 9 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 84 | 0.3% | Rarer than 95% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 134 | 0.5% | Rarer than 94% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 235 | 0.9% | Rarer than 92% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 150 | 0.6% | Rarer than 95% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 81 | 0.3% | Rarer than 98% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 84 | 0.3% | Rarer than 98% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 82 | 0.3% | Rarer than 98% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 62 | 0.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 78 | 0.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 32 | 0.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 9 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2008 | About 5 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2009 | About 9 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2010 | About 6 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2012 | About 4 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2014 | About 2,960 | 12% | Rarer than 81% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 3,260 | 13% | Rarer than 80% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 2,650 | 10% | Rarer than 84% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 2,500 | 9.8% | Rarer than 85% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 1,890 | 7.4% | Rarer than 87% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 1,170 | 4.6% | Rarer than 91% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 1,390 | 5.5% | Rarer than 88% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 1,120 | 4.4% | Rarer than 93% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 3,540 | 14% | Rarer than 81% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 2,120 | 8.3% | Rarer than 88% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 1,720 | 6.8% | Rarer than 89% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
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 550 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Subaru WRX.
Spot a Subaru WRXAbout 47%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Subaru WRX vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 44% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 17,600 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 18,500 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 21,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 23,500 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 25,400 |
Age profile of Subaru WRX 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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View counts as a table
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 9,310 |
| VIC | About 5,640 |
| QLD | About 4,780 |
| WA | About 2,480 |
| SA | About 1,900 |
| TAS | About 535 |
| ACT | About 591 |
| NT | About 168 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 25,400 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Subaru WRX
- Which build year of the Subaru WRX has the most still registered?
- 2022 — About 3,540 still registered in Australia.
- Which Subaru WRX year is rarest for its age?
- 1994 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1994 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Subaru vehicles still registered is the WRX?
- 3% — about 25,400 of about 789,000 Subaru vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Subaru WRX vehicles still registered made in?
- 29 manufacture years from 1994 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 9,310); VIC (About 5,640). 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