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How many Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet vehicles were sold in Australia in 1996?

See how many Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1996 ×Volkswagen ×Golf Cabriolet ×
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolets sold
250
1996
Peak year
1997
289 sales
Share of Volkswagen
5.6%
of all Volkswagen sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1996, Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet recorded 250 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 5.6% of Volkswagen's sales in 1996. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 289 sales in 1997. That was 8.1% lower than the previous full-year result.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet.
2026 price$38,690 to $71,990
2026 drive-away$42,672 to $77,707
Body typeHatchback
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
DriveFront, 4x4
TransmissionAutomatic With Manual Mode, Dual Clutch Sequential Trans (Dct)
Seats5
Fuel use6.3L/100km to 8.3L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,282mm to 4,296mm × 1,789mm × 1,467mm to 1,480mm
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet · Matched internally as Volkswagen Golf

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1996 · Volkswagen · Golf Cabriolet).

Sales by year: 1996 · Volkswagen · Golf Cabriolet

Year-by-year totals for 1996 · Volkswagen · Golf Cabriolet.
YearTotalvs prev
1997289+15.6%
1996250−8.1%
1995272—
Data Notice

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Purchase data

Volkswagen model context: Golf Cabriolet

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Volkswagen range for 1996.
Rank in Volkswagen#5
Golf Cabriolet sales250
Share of Volkswagen5.6%
1
Transporter
1,88842.2%
2
Golf
1,50233.6%
3
Passat
3467.7%
4
Vento
2555.7%
5
Golf Cabriolet
2505.6%
6
VR6
1363.0%
7
Caravelle
491.1%
8
Polo
471.1%

Key notes: 1996 · Volkswagen · Golf Cabriolet

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1996: 250
Volkswagen total in 1996: 4,473
Model context uses Volkswagen range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1996/volkswagen/golf-cabriolet
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.