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How rare is a Volvo 122?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Volvo 122

Volvo 122

54

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Volvo 122

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9 manufacture years from 1962 to 1970. 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

1966

Busiest manufacture year

About 12 still registered — about 22% of this model’s total.

1967

Rarest for its year

About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1967 vehicles still registered.

9

Build years still on the road

From 1962 to 1970, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 19 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
1962About 35.6%Not ranked
1963About 713%Not ranked
1964About 59.3%Not ranked
1965About 611%Not ranked
1966About 1222%Rarer than 99% of other 1966 vehicles still registered
1967About 1120%Rarer than 99% of other 1967 vehicles still registered
1968About 35.6%Not ranked
1969About 47.4%Not ranked
1970About 35.6%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 259,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volvo 122.

Spot a Volvo 122Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Volvo 122 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 40
31 Jan 2022About 43
31 Jan 2023About 46
31 Jan 2024About 48
31 Jan 2025About 54

Age profile of Volvo 122 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1962: About 3 registered19621963: About 7 registered19631964: About 5 registered19641965: About 6 registered19651966: About 12 registered19661967: About 11 registered19671968: About 3 registered19681969: About 4 registered19691970: About 3 registered1970

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 16
VICAbout 6
QLDAbout 19
WANot published
SAAbout 6
TASNot published
ACTAbout 4
NTNot published

Questions about the Volvo 122

Which build year of the Volvo 122 has the most still registered?
1966 — About 12 still registered in Australia.
Which Volvo 122 year is rarest for its age?
1967 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1967 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Volvo vehicles still registered is the 122?
under 0.1% — about 54 of about 119,000 Volvo vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Volvo 122 vehicles still registered made in?
9 manufacture years from 1962 to 1970.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 19); NSW (About 16). 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