1960
Busiest manufacture year
About 50 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
313
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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14 manufacture years from 1960 to 1973. 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
1973
Rarest for its year
About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1973 vehicles still registered.
14
Build years still on the road
From 1960 to 1973, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | About 3 | 1.0% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 3 | 1.0% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 7 | 2.2% | Not ranked |
| 1959 | About 6 | 1.9% | Not ranked |
| 1960 | About 50 | 16% | Rarer than 59% of other 1960 vehicles still registered |
| 1961 | About 32 | 10% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 39 | 12% | Rarer than 81% of other 1962 vehicles still registered |
| 1963 | About 21 | 6.7% | Rarer than 88% of other 1963 vehicles still registered |
| 1964 | About 18 | 5.8% | Rarer than 96% of other 1964 vehicles still registered |
| 1965 | About 10 | 3.2% | Not ranked |
| 1966 | About 8 | 2.6% | Not ranked |
| 1967 | About 9 | 2.9% | Not ranked |
| 1968 | About 12 | 3.8% | Rarer than 98% of other 1968 vehicles still registered |
| 1969 | About 21 | 6.7% | Rarer than 92% of other 1969 vehicles still registered |
| 1970 | About 19 | 6.1% | Rarer than 95% of other 1970 vehicles still registered |
| 1971 | About 16 | 5.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 1971 vehicles still registered |
| 1972 | About 14 | 4.5% | Rarer than 96% of other 1972 vehicles still registered |
| 1973 | About 12 | 3.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 1973 vehicles still registered |
| 1974 | About 10 | 3.2% | Not ranked |
| 1979 | About 3 | 1.0% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 44,700 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
Spot a Volkswagen Karmann GhiaUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volkswagen Karmann Ghia vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
BITRE used more than one spelling for this model. We add those figures together on one page — a gap means “not published”, never a drawn zero.
Up about 9% since 2021
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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 287 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 298 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 294 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 290 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 313 |
Age profile of Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 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 50 |
| VIC | About 37 |
| QLD | About 126 |
| WA | About 17 |
| SA | About 55 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 8 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
- Which build year of the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has the most still registered?
- 1960 — About 50 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volkswagen Karmann Ghia year is rarest for its age?
- 1973 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1973 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Karmann Ghia?
- under 0.1% — about 313 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia vehicles still registered made in?
- 14 manufacture years from 1960 to 1973.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 126); SA (About 55). 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