1976
Busiest manufacture year
About 16 still registered — about 13% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volkswagen Microbus?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volkswagen Microbus
128
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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22 manufacture years from 1957 to 2006. 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
1975
Rarest for its year
About 13 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1975 vehicles still registered.
22
Build years still on the road
From 1957 to 2006, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1960 | About 6 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1963 | About 6 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1964 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1965 | About 4 | 3.1% | Not ranked |
| 1966 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1967 | About 8 | 6.3% | Not ranked |
| 1968 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1969 | About 5 | 3.9% | Not ranked |
| 1971 | About 6 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1972 | About 5 | 3.9% | Not ranked |
| 1973 | About 9 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1974 | About 9 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1975 | About 13 | 10% | Rarer than 98% of other 1975 vehicles still registered |
| 1976 | About 16 | 13% | Rarer than 96% of other 1976 vehicles still registered |
| 1977 | About 6 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1978 | About 6 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1979 | About 5 | 3.9% | Not ranked |
| 1980 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1988 | About 3 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 2006 | About 3 | 2.3% | 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 109,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Microbus.
Spot a Volkswagen MicrobusUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volkswagen Microbus vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 19% 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 108 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 109 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 123 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 110 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 128 |
Age profile of Volkswagen Microbus 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 9 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 18 |
| TAS | About 12 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 120 registered
- Battery electricAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Volkswagen Microbus
- Which build year of the Volkswagen Microbus has the most still registered?
- 1976 — About 16 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volkswagen Microbus year is rarest for its age?
- 1975 — About 13 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1975 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Microbus?
- under 0.1% — about 128 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volkswagen Microbus vehicles still registered made in?
- 22 manufacture years from 1957 to 2006.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 50); VIC (About 37). 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