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How rare is a TVR Chimaera?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

TVR Chimaera

TVR Chimaera

27

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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TVR Chimaera

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7 manufacture years from 1995 to 2005. 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

1998

Busiest manufacture year

About 6 still registered — about 22% of this model’s total.

42%

Share of all TVR

About 27 of about 65 TVR vehicles still registered.

7

Build years still on the road

From 1995 to 2005, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 6 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
1995About 519%Not ranked
1997About 415%Not ranked
1998About 622%Not ranked
1999About 311%Not ranked
2000About 311%Not ranked
2002About 311%Not ranked
2005About 311%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 518,000 cars

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

Spot a TVR ChimaeraUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many TVR Chimaera 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 7
31 Jan 2022About 13
31 Jan 2023About 16
31 Jan 2024About 7
31 Jan 2025About 27

Age profile of TVR Chimaera still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1995: About 5 registered19951997: About 4 registered19971998: About 6 registered19981999: About 3 registered19992000: About 3 registered20002002: About 3 registered20022005: About 3 registered2005

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 6
VICAbout 3
QLDAbout 6
WAAbout 6
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the TVR Chimaera

Which build year of the TVR Chimaera has the most still registered?
1998 — About 6 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all TVR vehicles still registered is the Chimaera?
42% — about 27 of about 65 TVR vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the TVR Chimaera vehicles still registered made in?
7 manufacture years from 1995 to 2005.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 6); NSW (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