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How rare is a Tesla Model 3?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Tesla Model 3

Tesla Model 3

63,300

still registered in Oz

0.3% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Tesla Model 3

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6 manufacture years from 2019 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

2022

Busiest manufacture year

About 16,800 still registered — about 27% of this model’s total.

2020

Rarest for its year

About 2,750 still registered. Rarer than 80% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.

50%

Share of all Tesla

About 63,300 of about 127,000 Tesla vehicles still registered.

6

Build years still on the road

From 2019 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
2010About 3<0.1%Not ranked
2019About 3,0904.9%Rarer than 80% of other 2019 vehicles still registered
2020About 2,7504.3%Rarer than 80% of other 2020 vehicles still registered
2021About 12,00019%Rarer than 51% of other 2021 vehicles still registered
2022About 16,80027%Rarer than 36% of other 2022 vehicles still registered
2023About 15,50025%Rarer than 42% of other 2023 vehicles still registered
2024About 13,20021%Rarer than 39% of other 2024 vehicles still registered

How likely are you to spot one?

About 221 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Tesla Model 3.

Spot a Tesla Model 3About 79%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Tesla Model 3 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 969% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025050k100k20212022202320242025

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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 5,920
31 Jan 2022About 18,000
31 Jan 2023About 32,100
31 Jan 2024About 47,000
31 Jan 2025About 63,300

Age profile of Tesla Model 3 still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram2010: About 3 registered20102019: About 3,090 registered20192020: About 2,750 registered20202021: About 12,000 registered20212022: About 16,800 registered20222023: About 15,500 registered20232024: About 13,200 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 19,700
VICAbout 16,600
QLDAbout 13,900
WAAbout 6,740
SAAbout 2,960
TASAbout 676
ACTAbout 2,570
NTAbout 173

Questions about the Tesla Model 3

Which build year of the Tesla Model 3 has the most still registered?
2022 — About 16,800 still registered in Australia.
Which Tesla Model 3 year is rarest for its age?
2020 — About 2,750 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 80% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Tesla vehicles still registered is the Model 3?
50% — about 63,300 of about 127,000 Tesla vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Tesla Model 3 vehicles still registered made in?
6 manufacture years from 2019 to 2024.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 19,700); VIC (About 16,600). 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