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How rare is your Subaru?

About 789,000 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

1800

Brumby

BRZ

Crosstrek

Fiori

Forester

G

Impreza

L Series

Legacy

Leone

Levorg

Liberty

Outback

REX

RX

Sambar

Sherpa

Solterra

Sportswagon

SVX

Touring Wagon

Tribeca

WRX

XV

Subaru

789,000

still registered in Oz

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At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Forester

Biggest Subaru model

About 259,000 still registered across all years — about 33% of every Subaru.

1982

Rarest for its year

Leone · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1982.

43

Build years still on the road

From 1982 to 2024, across 25 models.

About 789,000

Subaru still registered

Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.

Models still registered

Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.

ModelYearsStill registeredShare of all cars
RX1996–2004About 11<0.1% of all cars
REX1990–1992About 15<0.1% of all cars
Touring Wagon1983–1993About 15<0.1% of all cars
Sherpa1983–1990About 26<0.1% of all cars
Sportswagon1990–1999About 27<0.1% of all cars
Fiori1989–1992About 42<0.1% of all cars
Sambar1990–2017About 55<0.1% of all cars
SVX1991–1996About 65<0.1% of all cars
L Series1982–1994About 103<0.1% of all cars
18001982–1994About 130<0.1% of all cars
Leone1982–1993About 242<0.1% of all cars
Solterra2023–2024About 400<0.1% of all cars
Legacy1996–2014About 412<0.1% of all cars
G1993–2012About 2,170<0.1% of all cars
Brumby1983–1993About 3,400<0.1% of all cars
Levorg2016–2020About 3,870<0.1% of all cars
Tribeca2006–2014About 7,030<0.1% of all cars
BRZ2012–2024About 9,190<0.1% of all cars
Crosstrek2023–2024About 21,4000.1% of all cars
WRX1994–2024About 25,4000.1% of all cars
Liberty1989–2021About 62,3000.3% of all cars
XV2011–2023About 105,0000.5% of all cars
Impreza1993–2024About 142,0000.7% of all cars
Outback1996–2024About 147,0000.7% of all cars
Forester1997–2024About 259,0001.3% of all cars

Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.

Still registered, year by year

How many Subaru vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.

Up about 9% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 20250500k1M20212022202320242025

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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 722,000
31 Jan 2022About 736,000
31 Jan 2023About 751,000
31 Jan 2024About 774,000
31 Jan 2025About 789,000

Age profile of Subaru still registered

By year of manufacture, adding up every model. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1977: About 3 registered19771979: About 3 registered1981: About 3 registered1982: About 28 registered1983: About 43 registered19831984: About 71 registered1985: About 88 registered1986: About 58 registered1987: About 93 registered19871988: About 238 registered1989: About 607 registered1990: About 865 registered1991: About 901 registered19911992: About 1,620 registered1993: About 539 registered1994: About 547 registered1995: About 598 registered19951996: About 736 registered1997: About 2,070 registered1998: About 3,730 registered1999: About 6,030 registered19992000: About 7,600 registered2001: About 9,180 registered2002: About 10,200 registered2003: About 13,300 registered20032004: About 16,900 registered2005: About 20,800 registered2006: About 23,300 registered2007: About 27,200 registered20072008: About 28,200 registered2009: About 27,300 registered2010: About 33,000 registered2011: About 29,000 registered20112012: About 35,200 registered2013: About 35,600 registered2014: About 35,900 registered2015: About 42,700 registered20152016: About 45,200 registered2017: About 49,700 registered2018: About 47,700 registered2019: About 41,500 registered20192020: About 32,100 registered2021: About 38,400 registered2022: About 42,500 registered2023: About 48,600 registered20232024: About 29,100 registered2024

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 273,000
VICAbout 186,000
QLDAbout 135,000
WAAbout 77,200
SAAbout 63,000
TASAbout 31,900
ACTAbout 18,800
NTAbout 4,070

How this make is powered

Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 762,000 registered
  • DieselAbout 22,600 registered
  • HybridAbout 3,540 registered
  • Battery electricAbout 403 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 545 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 27 registered

Most registered models

Every build year added together for each model.

Forester
About 259,000 registeredOutback
About 147,000 registeredImpreza
About 142,000 registeredXV
About 105,000 registeredLiberty
About 62,300 registeredWRX
About 25,400 registeredCrosstrek
About 21,400 registeredBRZ
About 9,190 registeredTribeca
About 7,030 registeredLevorg
About 3,870 registeredBrumby
About 3,400 registeredG
About 2,170 registered

Questions about Subaru

How many Subaru models are still registered?
25 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
Which years were the Subaru vehicles still registered made in?
43 manufacture years from 1982 to 2024.
Which Subaru model has the most still registered?
Forester — 33% of every Subaru still registered (about 259,000 of about 789,000).
Which Subaru is rarest for its age?
1982 Leone — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1982 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most Subaru vehicles registered?
NSW (About 273,000); VIC (About 186,000). 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