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How rare is a Toyota Tercel?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Toyota Tercel

Toyota Tercel

36

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Toyota Tercel

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5 manufacture years from 1983 to 1998. 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

1986

Busiest manufacture year

About 12 still registered — about 33% of this model’s total.

1986

Rarest for its year

About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1986 vehicles still registered.

5

Build years still on the road

From 1983 to 1998, as at 31 Jan 2025.

TAS

Most registered in

About 14 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

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
1983About 38.3%Not ranked
1984About 822%Not ranked
1986About 1233%Rarer than 99% of other 1986 vehicles still registered
1987About 1028%Not ranked
1998About 38.3%Not ranked

Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.

How likely are you to spot one?

About 389,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Toyota Tercel.

Spot a Toyota TercelUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

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

Registered count 2021 to 20250255020212022202320242025

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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 44
31 Jan 2022About 39
31 Jan 2023About 37
31 Jan 2024About 37
31 Jan 2025About 36

Age profile of Toyota Tercel still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1983: About 3 registered19831984: About 8 registered19841986: About 12 registered19861987: About 10 registered19871998: About 3 registered1998

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 3
VICAbout 3
QLDAbout 6
WAAbout 3
SAAbout 3
TASAbout 14
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Toyota Tercel

Which build year of the Toyota Tercel has the most still registered?
1986 — About 12 still registered in Australia.
Which Toyota Tercel year is rarest for its age?
1986 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1986 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Toyota vehicles still registered is the Tercel?
under 0.1% — about 36 of about 4,520,000 Toyota vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Toyota Tercel vehicles still registered made in?
5 manufacture years from 1983 to 1998.
Which states have the most registered?
TAS (About 14); QLD (About 6). 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