1980
Busiest manufacture year
About 34 still registered — about 63% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Volvo 242?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Volvo 242
54
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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2 manufacture years from 1979 to 1980. 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
1979
Rarest for its year
About 20 still registered. Rarer than 94% of other 1979 vehicles still registered.
2
Build years still on the road
From 1979 to 1980, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 21 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 259,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Volvo 242.
Spot a Volvo 242Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Volvo 242 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 49 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 55 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 54 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 57 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 54 |
Age profile of Volvo 242 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 10 |
| VIC | About 6 |
| QLD | About 21 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 12 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Volvo 242
- Which build year of the Volvo 242 has the most still registered?
- 1980 — About 34 still registered in Australia.
- Which Volvo 242 year is rarest for its age?
- 1979 — About 20 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 94% of other 1979 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Volvo vehicles still registered is the 242?
- under 0.1% — about 54 of about 119,000 Volvo vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Volvo 242 vehicles still registered made in?
- 2 manufacture years from 1979 to 1980.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 21); SA (About 12). 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