2015
Busiest manufacture year
About 9,590 still registered — about 13% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volkswagen Polo?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volkswagen Polo
72,500
still registered in Oz
0.4% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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28 manufacture years from 1997 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
1999
Rarest for its year
About 51 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1999 vehicles still registered.
9.7%
Share of all Volkswagen
About 72,500 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles still registered.
28
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1996 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 57 | <0.1% | Rarer than 97% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 53 | <0.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 51 | <0.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 53 | <0.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 82 | 0.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 167 | 0.2% | Rarer than 96% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 216 | 0.3% | Rarer than 96% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 276 | 0.4% | Rarer than 96% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 484 | 0.7% | Rarer than 93% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 1,040 | 1.4% | Rarer than 89% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 1,330 | 1.8% | Rarer than 88% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 1,320 | 1.8% | Rarer than 88% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 869 | 1.2% | Rarer than 92% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 2,540 | 3.5% | Rarer than 84% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 3,200 | 4.4% | Rarer than 79% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 4,760 | 6.6% | Rarer than 75% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 5,360 | 7.4% | Rarer than 74% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 5,140 | 7.1% | Rarer than 71% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 9,590 | 13% | Rarer than 56% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 7,100 | 9.8% | Rarer than 66% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 6,080 | 8.4% | Rarer than 73% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 5,290 | 7.3% | Rarer than 74% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 5,040 | 7.0% | Rarer than 72% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 3,550 | 4.9% | Rarer than 75% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 5,070 | 7.0% | Rarer than 73% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 696 | 1.0% | Rarer than 95% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 1,360 | 1.9% | Rarer than 92% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 1,740 | 2.4% | Rarer than 89% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 193 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Polo.
Spot a Volkswagen PoloAbout 83%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volkswagen Polo vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
About the same since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 70,700 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 74,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 73,400 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 72,500 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 72,500 |
Age profile of Volkswagen Polo 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 23,400 |
| VIC | About 19,400 |
| QLD | About 14,600 |
| WA | About 6,480 |
| SA | About 4,360 |
| TAS | About 1,620 |
| ACT | About 2,380 |
| NT | About 282 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 68,700 registered
- DieselAbout 3,850 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Volkswagen Polo
- Which build year of the Volkswagen Polo has the most still registered?
- 2015 — About 9,590 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volkswagen Polo year is rarest for its age?
- 1999 — About 51 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1999 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Polo?
- 10% — about 72,500 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volkswagen Polo vehicles still registered made in?
- 28 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 23,400); VIC (About 19,400). 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