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How rare is a Volvo 144?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Volvo 144

Volvo 144

25

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Volvo 144

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6 manufacture years from 1969 to 1988. 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

1972

Busiest manufacture year

About 7 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.

6

Build years still on the road

From 1969 to 1988, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 10 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
1969About 312%Not ranked
1971About 312%Not ranked
1972About 728%Not ranked
1973About 312%Not ranked
1974About 624%Not ranked
1988About 312%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 559,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volvo 144.

Spot a Volvo 144Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Volvo 144 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 20250132520212022202320242025

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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 19
31 Jan 2022About 14
31 Jan 2023About 11
31 Jan 2024About 19
31 Jan 2025About 25

Age profile of Volvo 144 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1969: About 3 registered19691971: About 3 registered19711972: About 7 registered19721973: About 3 registered19731974: About 6 registered19741988: About 3 registered1988

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 6
VICNot published
QLDAbout 10
WANot published
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Volvo 144

Which build year of the Volvo 144 has the most still registered?
1972 — About 7 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Volvo vehicles still registered is the 144?
under 0.1% — about 25 of about 119,000 Volvo vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Volvo 144 vehicles still registered made in?
6 manufacture years from 1969 to 1988.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 10); NSW (About 6). 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