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How rare is a Volkswagen Type 1?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Volkswagen Type 1

Volkswagen Type 1

12

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Volkswagen Type 1

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3 manufacture years from 1964 to 1978. 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

1964

Busiest manufacture year

About 6 still registered — about 50% of this model’s total.

3

Build years still on the road

From 1964 to 1978, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 3 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1964About 650%Not ranked
1974About 325%Not ranked
1978About 325%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 1,170,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Type 1.

Spot a Volkswagen Type 1Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.

Age profile of Volkswagen Type 1 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1964: About 6 registered19641974: About 3 registered19741978: About 3 registered1978

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 3
VICNot published
QLDNot published
WANot published
SANot published
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Volkswagen Type 1

Which build year of the Volkswagen Type 1 has the most still registered?
1964 — About 6 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Type 1?
under 0.1% — about 12 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Volkswagen Type 1 vehicles still registered made in?
3 manufacture years from 1964 to 1978.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 3). 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