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How many Volkswagen Polo vehicles were sold in Australia in 1996?

See how many Volkswagen Polo vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1996 ×Volkswagen ×Polo ×
Volkswagen Polos sold
47
1996
Peak year
1997
1,711 sales
Share of Volkswagen
1.1%
of all Volkswagen sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1996, Volkswagen Polo recorded 47 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 1.1% of Volkswagen's sales in 1996. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 1,711 sales in 1997.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Volkswagen Polo.
2026 price$30,790 to $41,990
2026 drive-away$34,463 to $46,071
Body typeHatchback
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
DriveFront
TransmissionDual Clutch Sequential Trans (Dct)
Seats5
Fuel use5.4L/100km to 6.7L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,080mm × 1,751mm × 1,442mm to 1,450mm
Volkswagen Polo · Matched internally as Volkswagen Polo

Historical sales trend

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

Sales by year: 1996 · Volkswagen · Polo

Year-by-year totals for 1996 · Volkswagen · Polo.
YearTotalvs prev
19971,711+3540.4%
199647—
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Purchase data

Volkswagen model context: Polo

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Volkswagen range for 1996.
Rank in Volkswagen#8
Polo sales47
Share of Volkswagen1.1%
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 · Polo

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1996: 47
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/polo
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.