2021
Busiest manufacture year
About 126 still registered — about 34% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volkswagen California?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volkswagen California
374
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 2020 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
2020
Rarest for its year
About 23 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.
5
Build years still on the road
From 2020 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 148 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.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | About 3 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 2017 | About 3 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 2020 | About 23 | 6.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 126 | 34% | Rarer than 99% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 93 | 25% | Rarer than 99% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 81 | 22% | Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 42 | 11% | Rarer than 99% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
| 2025 | About 3 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 37,400 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen California.
Spot a Volkswagen CaliforniaUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volkswagen California vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 134 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 206 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 300 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 374 |
Age profile of Volkswagen California still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
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 | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 148 |
| VIC | About 90 |
| QLD | About 68 |
| WA | About 32 |
| SA | About 21 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | About 9 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the Volkswagen California
- Which build year of the Volkswagen California has the most still registered?
- 2021 — About 126 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volkswagen California year is rarest for its age?
- 2020 — About 23 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the California?
- under 0.1% — about 374 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volkswagen California vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 2020 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 148); VIC (About 90). 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