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About 749,000 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Amarok

Arteon

Beach Buggy

Beetle

Bora

Caddy

California

Caravelle

Citivan

Container VAN

Corrado

Country Buggy

Crafter

EOS

Fastback

Golf

ID.4

Id.buzz

Jetta

Kalita

Karmann Ghia

Kombi

LT

LT35

Meyers Manx

Microbus

Multivan

Passat

Polo

Safari

Scirocco

Speedster

Superbug

T-Cross

T-ROC

T3

Tiguan

Touareg

Touran

Transporter

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

TYPE70C

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Volkswagen

749,000

still registered in Oz

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At a glance

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

Golf

Biggest Volkswagen model

About 228,000 still registered across all years — about 30% of every Volkswagen.

1966

Rarest for its year

Meyers Manx · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1966.

71

Build years still on the road

From 1954 to 2024, across 45 models.

About 749,000

Volkswagen 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
Golf1976–2024About 228,0001.1% of all cars
Tiguan2008–2024About 121,0000.6% of all cars
Amarok2010–2024About 95,8000.5% of all cars
Polo1997–2024About 72,5000.4% of all cars
Passat1998–2023About 41,8000.2% of all cars
Transporter1970–2024About 29,6000.1% of all cars
Caddy2005–2024About 28,1000.1% of all cars
T-ROC2020–2024About 26,8000.1% of all cars
Touareg2003–2024About 22,5000.1% of all cars
T-Cross2020–2024About 21,5000.1% of all cars
Jetta2005–2018About 19,400<0.1% of all cars
Multivan2005–2024About 11,000<0.1% of all cars
Beetle1954–2016About 10,200<0.1% of all cars
EOS2006–2014About 5,800<0.1% of all cars
Kombi1955–2008About 3,280<0.1% of all cars
Arteon2017–2023About 2,630<0.1% of all cars
Scirocco2011–2017About 1,940<0.1% of all cars
Up!2012–2014About 1,880<0.1% of all cars
Caravelle1984–2023About 1,880<0.1% of all cars
Bora2000–2005About 681<0.1% of all cars
Crafter2007–2020About 421<0.1% of all cars
California2020–2024About 374<0.1% of all cars
Karmann Ghia1960–1973About 313<0.1% of all cars
Superbug1971–1975About 232<0.1% of all cars
Meyers Manx1955–1979About 203<0.1% of all cars
Type 31963–1973About 183<0.1% of all cars
LT352003–2007About 130<0.1% of all cars
Microbus1957–2006About 128<0.1% of all cars
LT2003–2006About 81<0.1% of all cars
TYPE70C1989–2001About 45<0.1% of all cars
Country Buggy1966–1976About 41<0.1% of all cars
Id.buzz2024About 37<0.1% of all cars
Type 21958–1982About 37<0.1% of all cars
Fastback1967–1973About 31<0.1% of all cars
Safari1957–1976About 23<0.1% of all cars
Kalita1970–1977About 16<0.1% of all cars
Touran2004–2019About 15<0.1% of all cars
Citivan2006–2007About 14<0.1% of all cars
ID.42021–2024About 12<0.1% of all cars
T31989–1992About 12<0.1% of all cars
Type 11964–1978About 12<0.1% of all cars
Beach Buggy1960–1972About 10<0.1% of all cars
Speedster1967–1968About 8<0.1% of all cars
Container VAN1965–1972About 6<0.1% of all cars
Corrado1991–1992About 6<0.1% 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 Volkswagen vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.

Up about 11% 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 676,000
31 Jan 2022About 698,000
31 Jan 2023About 711,000
31 Jan 2024About 735,000
31 Jan 2025About 749,000

Age profile of Volkswagen still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1952: About 6 registered19521954: About 35 registered1955: About 38 registered1956: About 123 registered1957: About 82 registered1958: About 131 registered1959: About 121 registered1960: About 207 registered19601961: About 182 registered1962: About 258 registered1963: About 252 registered1964: About 278 registered1965: About 260 registered1966: About 234 registered1967: About 385 registered19671968: About 429 registered1969: About 439 registered1970: About 579 registered1971: About 704 registered1972: About 649 registered1973: About 701 registered1974: About 923 registered19741975: About 760 registered1976: About 760 registered1977: About 370 registered1978: About 145 registered1979: About 159 registered1980: About 29 registered1981: About 14 registered19811982: About 65 registered1983: About 24 registered1984: About 54 registered1985: About 86 registered1986: About 19 registered1987: About 21 registered1988: About 37 registered19881989: About 275 registered1990: About 251 registered1991: About 194 registered1992: About 87 registered1993: About 120 registered1994: About 171 registered1995: About 386 registered19951996: About 416 registered1997: About 727 registered1998: About 666 registered1999: About 648 registered2000: About 1,320 registered2001: About 2,060 registered2002: About 2,240 registered20022003: About 3,420 registered2004: About 4,320 registered2005: About 7,240 registered2006: About 12,300 registered2007: About 16,600 registered2008: About 19,700 registered2009: About 20,800 registered20092010: About 29,000 registered2011: About 37,100 registered2012: About 45,300 registered2013: About 48,400 registered2014: About 46,500 registered2015: About 59,300 registered2016: About 49,200 registered20162017: About 53,200 registered2018: About 55,600 registered2019: About 45,300 registered2020: About 34,500 registered2021: About 41,400 registered2022: About 39,500 registered2023: About 40,600 registered20232024: About 20,300 registered2025: About 3 registered2025

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 238,000
VICAbout 214,000
QLDAbout 139,000
WAAbout 68,500
SAAbout 45,800
TASAbout 20,300
ACTAbout 20,600
NTAbout 2,450

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 487,000 registered
  • DieselAbout 261,000 registered
  • HybridAbout 172 registered
  • Battery electricAbout 83 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 174 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 15 registered

Most registered models

Every build year added together for each model.

Golf
About 228,000 registeredTiguan
About 121,000 registeredAmarok
About 95,800 registeredPolo
About 72,500 registeredPassat
About 41,800 registeredTransporter
About 29,600 registeredCaddy
About 28,100 registeredT-ROC
About 26,800 registeredTouareg
About 22,500 registeredT-Cross
About 21,500 registeredJetta
About 19,400 registeredMultivan
About 11,000 registered

Questions about Volkswagen

How many Volkswagen models are still registered?
45 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
Which years were the Volkswagen vehicles still registered made in?
71 manufacture years from 1954 to 2024.
Which Volkswagen model has the most still registered?
Golf — 30% of every Volkswagen still registered (about 228,000 of about 749,000).
Which Volkswagen is rarest for its age?
1966 Meyers Manx — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1966 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most Volkswagen vehicles registered?
NSW (About 238,000); VIC (About 214,000). 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