2012
Busiest manufacture year
About 1,210 still registered — about 64% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volkswagen Up!?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volkswagen Up!
1,880
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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3 manufacture years from 2012 to 2014. 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
2014
Rarest for its year
About 137 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered.
3
Build years still on the road
From 2012 to 2014, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 534 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.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 7,440 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volkswagen Up!.
Spot a Volkswagen Up!About 5%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volkswagen Up! vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 9% 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 2,070 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 2,020 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,980 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,930 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,880 |
Age profile of Volkswagen Up! 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 534 |
| VIC | About 433 |
| QLD | About 476 |
| WA | About 185 |
| SA | About 114 |
| TAS | About 51 |
| ACT | About 74 |
| NT | About 14 |
Questions about the Volkswagen Up!
- Which build year of the Volkswagen Up! has the most still registered?
- 2012 — About 1,210 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volkswagen Up! year is rarest for its age?
- 2014 — About 137 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volkswagen vehicles still registered is the Up!?
- 0.3% — about 1,880 of about 749,000 Volkswagen vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volkswagen Up! vehicles still registered made in?
- 3 manufacture years from 2012 to 2014.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 534); QLD (About 476). 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