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How rare is a Volkswagen Transporter?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Volkswagen Transporter

Volkswagen Transporter

29,600

still registered in Oz

0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Volkswagen Transporter

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53 manufacture years from 1970 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

2017

Busiest manufacture year

About 2,050 still registered.

1988

Rarest for its year

About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1988 vehicles still registered.

3.9%

Share of all Volkswagen

About 29,600 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles still registered.

53

Build years still on the road

From 1970 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1955About 3<0.1%Not ranked
1958About 3<0.1%Not ranked
1959About 3<0.1%Not ranked
1960About 6<0.1%Not ranked
1963About 10<0.1%Not ranked
1966About 6<0.1%Not ranked
1967About 7<0.1%Not ranked
1968About 6<0.1%Not ranked
1969About 6<0.1%Not ranked
1970About 27<0.1%Rarer than 92% of other 1970 vehicles still registered
1971About 460.2%Rarer than 90% of other 1971 vehicles still registered
1972About 660.2%Rarer than 79% of other 1972 vehicles still registered
1973About 970.3%Rarer than 68% of other 1973 vehicles still registered
1974About 1610.5%Rarer than 60% of other 1974 vehicles still registered
1975About 1800.6%Rarer than 55% of other 1975 vehicles still registered
1976About 1720.6%Rarer than 60% of other 1976 vehicles still registered
1977About 1010.3%Rarer than 74% of other 1977 vehicles still registered
1978About 320.1%Rarer than 90% of other 1978 vehicles still registered
1979About 340.1%Rarer than 89% of other 1979 vehicles still registered
1982About 400.1%Rarer than 81% of other 1982 vehicles still registered
1983About 15<0.1%Rarer than 96% of other 1983 vehicles still registered
1984About 26<0.1%Rarer than 92% of other 1984 vehicles still registered
1985About 420.1%Rarer than 84% of other 1985 vehicles still registered
1986About 8<0.1%Not ranked
1987About 8<0.1%Not ranked
1988About 12<0.1%Rarer than 99% of other 1988 vehicles still registered
1989About 1620.5%Rarer than 75% of other 1989 vehicles still registered
1990About 1260.4%Rarer than 83% of other 1990 vehicles still registered
1991About 880.3%Rarer than 88% of other 1991 vehicles still registered
1992About 580.2%Rarer than 94% of other 1992 vehicles still registered
1993About 21<0.1%Rarer than 98% of other 1993 vehicles still registered
1994About 1050.4%Rarer than 92% of other 1994 vehicles still registered
1995About 2280.8%Rarer than 85% of other 1995 vehicles still registered
1996About 2680.9%Rarer than 84% of other 1996 vehicles still registered
1997About 4621.6%Rarer than 80% of other 1997 vehicles still registered
1998About 3571.2%Rarer than 85% of other 1998 vehicles still registered
1999About 2240.8%Rarer than 92% of other 1999 vehicles still registered
2000About 2841.0%Rarer than 92% of other 2000 vehicles still registered
2001About 3081.0%Rarer than 91% of other 2001 vehicles still registered
2002About 4571.5%Rarer than 90% of other 2002 vehicles still registered
2003About 4461.5%Rarer than 92% of other 2003 vehicles still registered
2004About 6282.1%Rarer than 91% of other 2004 vehicles still registered
2005About 9633.3%Rarer than 88% of other 2005 vehicles still registered
2006About 1,1503.9%Rarer than 88% of other 2006 vehicles still registered
2007About 1,2504.2%Rarer than 88% of other 2007 vehicles still registered
2008About 1,1403.9%Rarer than 89% of other 2008 vehicles still registered
2009About 1,1303.8%Rarer than 90% of other 2009 vehicles still registered
2010About 1,4004.7%Rarer than 90% of other 2010 vehicles still registered
2011About 1,1103.7%Rarer than 92% of other 2011 vehicles still registered
2012About 1,4805.0%Rarer than 90% of other 2012 vehicles still registered
2013About 1,2204.1%Rarer than 92% of other 2013 vehicles still registered
2014About 1,1603.9%Rarer than 93% of other 2014 vehicles still registered
2015About 1,1804.0%Rarer than 92% of other 2015 vehicles still registered
2016About 1,6705.6%Rarer than 88% of other 2016 vehicles still registered
2017About 2,0506.9%Rarer than 87% of other 2017 vehicles still registered
2018About 1,7205.8%Rarer than 89% of other 2018 vehicles still registered
2019About 1,5105.1%Rarer than 90% of other 2019 vehicles still registered
2020About 3811.3%Rarer than 97% of other 2020 vehicles still registered
2021About 1,7005.7%Rarer than 88% of other 2021 vehicles still registered
2022About 9403.2%Rarer than 94% of other 2022 vehicles still registered
2023About 6582.2%Rarer than 95% of other 2023 vehicles still registered
2024About 4141.4%Rarer than 96% of other 2024 vehicles still registered

How likely are you to spot one?

About 473 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Transporter.

Spot a Volkswagen TransporterAbout 52%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Volkswagen Transporter 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

Registered count 2021 to 2025025k50k20212022202320242025

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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 29,800
31 Jan 2022About 30,400
31 Jan 2023About 30,400
31 Jan 2024About 30,200
31 Jan 2025About 29,600

Age profile of Volkswagen Transporter still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1955: About 3 registered19551958: About 3 registered1959: About 3 registered1960: About 6 registered1963: About 10 registered1966: About 6 registered1967: About 7 registered19671968: About 6 registered1969: About 6 registered1970: About 27 registered1971: About 46 registered1972: About 66 registered1973: About 97 registered19731974: About 161 registered1975: About 180 registered1976: About 172 registered1977: About 101 registered1978: About 32 registered1979: About 34 registered19791982: About 40 registered1983: About 15 registered1984: About 26 registered1985: About 42 registered1986: About 8 registered1987: About 8 registered19871988: About 12 registered1989: About 162 registered1990: About 126 registered1991: About 88 registered1992: About 58 registered1993: About 21 registered19931994: About 105 registered1995: About 228 registered1996: About 268 registered1997: About 462 registered1998: About 357 registered1999: About 224 registered19992000: About 284 registered2001: About 308 registered2002: About 457 registered2003: About 446 registered2004: About 628 registered2005: About 963 registered20052006: About 1,150 registered2007: About 1,250 registered2008: About 1,140 registered2009: About 1,130 registered2010: About 1,400 registered2011: About 1,110 registered20112012: About 1,480 registered2013: About 1,220 registered2014: About 1,160 registered2015: About 1,180 registered2016: About 1,670 registered2017: About 2,050 registered20172018: About 1,720 registered2019: About 1,510 registered2020: About 381 registered2021: About 1,700 registered2022: About 940 registered2023: About 658 registered20232024: About 414 registered2024

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 11,400
VICAbout 7,280
QLDAbout 5,690
WAAbout 2,060
SAAbout 1,510
TASAbout 916
ACTAbout 525
NTAbout 95

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 4,340 registered
  • DieselAbout 25,100 registered
  • Battery electricAbout 3 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 105 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Volkswagen Transporter

Which build year of the Volkswagen Transporter has the most still registered?
2017 — About 2,050 still registered in Australia.
Which Volkswagen Transporter year is rarest for its age?
1988 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1988 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Transporter?
4% — about 29,600 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Volkswagen Transporter vehicles still registered made in?
53 manufacture years from 1970 to 2024.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 11,400); VIC (About 7,280). 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