1972
Busiest manufacture year
About 39 still registered — about 21% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volkswagen Type 3?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volkswagen Type 3
183
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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11 manufacture years from 1963 to 1973. 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
1968
Rarest for its year
About 12 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1968 vehicles still registered.
11
Build years still on the road
From 1963 to 1973, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | About 7 | 3.8% | Not ranked |
| 1964 | About 5 | 2.7% | Not ranked |
| 1965 | About 17 | 9.3% | Rarer than 94% of other 1965 vehicles still registered |
| 1966 | About 6 | 3.3% | Not ranked |
| 1967 | About 3 | 1.6% | Not ranked |
| 1968 | About 12 | 6.6% | Rarer than 98% of other 1968 vehicles still registered |
| 1969 | About 15 | 8.2% | Rarer than 96% of other 1969 vehicles still registered |
| 1970 | About 26 | 14% | Rarer than 93% of other 1970 vehicles still registered |
| 1971 | About 28 | 15% | Rarer than 94% of other 1971 vehicles still registered |
| 1972 | About 39 | 21% | Rarer than 88% of other 1972 vehicles still registered |
| 1973 | About 25 | 14% | Rarer than 95% of other 1973 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 76,400 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Type 3.
Spot a Volkswagen Type 3Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volkswagen Type 3 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.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 178 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 174 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 178 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 183 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 183 |
Age profile of Volkswagen Type 3 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 17 |
| VIC | About 28 |
| QLD | About 94 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 40 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Volkswagen Type 3
- Which build year of the Volkswagen Type 3 has the most still registered?
- 1972 — About 39 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volkswagen Type 3 year is rarest for its age?
- 1968 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1968 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Type 3?
- under 0.1% — about 183 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volkswagen Type 3 vehicles still registered made in?
- 11 manufacture years from 1963 to 1973.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 94); SA (About 40). 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