How many Mazda vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See Mazda's sales history, top models, peak years and how it is tracking against the market.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Mazda vehicles sold
30,969
1997
Top model
323
10,677 sales
Peak year
2016
118,217 sales
Latest YTD vs prior
−15.9%
same period last year
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, Mazda recorded 30,969 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Mazda 323 was the leading model in this view, with 10,677 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 118,217 sales in 2016. That was 15.2% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1997 · Mazda).

Sales by year: 1997 · Mazda

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Mazda.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD53,163−15.9%
202591,923−4.2%
202495,987−4.0%
2023100,008+4.5%
202295,718−5.3%
2021101,119+18.1%
202085,640−12.3%
201997,619−12.3%
2018111,280−4.4%
2017116,349−1.6%
2016118,217+3.7%
2015114,024+13.2%
2014100,704−2.4%
2013103,144−0.7%
2012103,886+17.6%
201188,333+4.2%
201084,777+9.1%
200977,739−2.6%
200879,826+2.7%
200777,734+22.1%
200663,664−4.3%
200566,520+19.7%
200455,560+4.4%
200353,217+35.9%
200239,152+14.7%
200134,126+24.1%
200027,505+3.1%
199926,690−1.4%
199827,080−12.6%
199730,969+15.2%
199626,890−4.5%
199528,151−9.1%
199430,956+20.7%
199325,640−21.4%
199232,637+39.4%
199123,419—
Data Notice

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Purchase data

Top models: 1997 · Mazda

Best-selling vehicles for 1997 · Mazda, with each model's share of Mazda sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Mazda 323
10,67734.5%
2Mazda 121
8,75828.3%
3Mazda B-Series
3,96412.8%
4Mazda 626
3,86512.5%
5Mazda E-Series Van
1,1693.8%
6Mazda T-Series
5011.6%
7Mazda Eunos 30X
4521.5%
8Mazda MPV
3741.2%
9Mazda Eunos 500
3211.0%
10Mazda MX6
2550.8%
11Mazda MX5
2060.7%
12Mazda Eunos 800
1930.6%
13Mazda E-Series C/C
1340.4%
14Mazda RX7
540.2%
15Mazda 929
460.1%

Key notes: 1997 · Mazda

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Mazda total in 1997: 30,969
Top Mazda model: 323 (10,677)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/mazda
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.