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How rare is a Volkswagen TYPE70C?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Volkswagen TYPE70C

Volkswagen TYPE70C

45

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Volkswagen TYPE70C

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9 manufacture years from 1989 to 2001. 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

1998

Busiest manufacture year

About 13 still registered — about 29% of this model’s total.

1998

Rarest for its year

About 13 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered.

9

Build years still on the road

From 1989 to 2001, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 39 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
1989About 511%Not ranked
1991About 36.7%Not ranked
1993About 36.7%Not ranked
1994About 511%Not ranked
1995About 36.7%Not ranked
1997About 716%Not ranked
1998About 1329%Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered
1999About 36.7%Not ranked
2001About 36.7%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 311,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen TYPE70C.

Spot a Volkswagen TYPE70CUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Volkswagen TYPE70C vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 202505010020212022202320242025

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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 96
31 Jan 2022About 91
31 Jan 2023About 71
31 Jan 2024About 68
31 Jan 2025About 45

Age profile of Volkswagen TYPE70C still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1989: About 5 registered19891991: About 3 registered19911993: About 3 registered19931994: About 5 registered19941995: About 3 registered19951997: About 7 registered19971998: About 13 registered19981999: About 3 registered19992001: About 3 registered2001

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 39
VICNot published
QLDNot published
WANot published
SANot published
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

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

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 56 registered
  • DieselAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Volkswagen TYPE70C

Which build year of the Volkswagen TYPE70C has the most still registered?
1998 — About 13 still registered in Australia.
Which Volkswagen TYPE70C year is rarest for its age?
1998 — About 13 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the TYPE70C?
under 0.1% — about 45 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Volkswagen TYPE70C vehicles still registered made in?
9 manufacture years from 1989 to 2001.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 39). 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